Culture Enmyo-ji in Matsuyama Anonymous Enmyo-ji is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama. It’s temple No. 53 on the pilgrimage of 88 temples around Shikoku. It has some bea...
Area Yokohama Tomoko Kamishima Everyone who lives here in Japan—Japanese and foreigners alike—admire the port city of Yokohama. This is mainly due to the ma...
Food A Taste of Okinawa at Yakiniku King Tom Roseveare If you’re planning a trip to Japan this spring and want to explore regional flavors beyond sushi and ramen, there’s an easy a...
Area Tsunoshima Tristan Scholze Just off the northern Yamaguchi coast in the Sea of Japan lies Tsunoshima, a small but attractive island. Easily accessible n...
Accommodation The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa Hal Halverton If you're going to Okinawa and want a special experience that will leave you eager to do it all again, the Ritz-Carlton Okina...
Shopping Mandarake Daryl Grimes Mandarake is a chain of stores that specializes in buying and reselling Japanese pop culture merchandise.
Culture Kappa Monster Hunting in Tono Justin Velgus Kappa monsters can supposedly be found over Japan, but there is one place where they said to be so common they are immortaliz...
Food Oretachi no Tabehoudai Shabusen Justin Velgus Oretachi no Tabehoudai Shabusen is an all-you-can-eat shabu shabu and sushi restaurant in downtown Kokubuncho. The 1000 yen s...
Culture Nagoya Castle Ruins in Saga Tristan Scholze Visit the ruins of Nagoya Castle (Saga Prefecture), the short-lived second-largest in Japan. Built to invade a continent, it ...
Culture Lion Dances in Yokohama Chinatown Shinya Ota Earsplitting sounds of fire crackers, a bang of gongs, the fast tempo of drumbeats - Lion dances create a festive mood at Yok...
