Activities Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site Paul McInnes Japan's very first World Natural Heritage Site was Akita Prefecture's epic and dramatic Shirakami mountains and forests which...
21 Culture Tokyo Walks: Ikebukuro Elena Lisina Ikebukuro is a common district of Northern Tokyo with many shops, restaurants, and a Sunshine City complex.
Activities Tokyo Day-Trips: Mishima Peter Sidell At the head of the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Mishima is an attractive town with plenty to see and do, mak...
Planning Tokyo's Niijima Island Sleiman Azizi Niijima Island is famous for its beaches, surfing and moyai public sculptures made from local koga stone. The island features...
Culture Echigo-Yuzawano no Omatsuri Gaurav Raja Dahal On August 6, I was invited to Echigo Yuzawa to attend a local festival on onsen street. As Yuzawa is famous and most busy dur...
Culture Shichi-Fuku-Jin Sculptures in Ito Elena Lisina The names and description of the Shichi-Fuku-Jin or the Seven Gods of Good Luck that are popular in Japan, particularly befor...
Planning Ninja Wi-Fi Ellen van Lieshout When looking for a stay abroad, the availability of fast and properly working WIFI is nowadays getting as important as having...
Planning So You Want to Move to Rural Japan Chiara Terzuolo So you are tired of the city and want to run off to the mountains/ocean/valleys of rural Japan... but are you sure you have a...
