Culture Photographing Mt. Fuji from Beach Larry Knipfing As a former resident of Kamakura for almost 15 years, my favorite place to shoot Fuji has always been from Zaimokuza Beach in...
Culture Minka-en Larry Knipfing Kawasaki’s Minka-en is one of the most interesting places you are likely to visit here in Japan. This Folk House Museum has h...
Activities Bay Stars DeNA Baseball Game Larry Knipfing If you are a baseball lover and have been captivated over the years by the magical performances of Nomo, Matsui, and Ichiro, ...
Activities Yokosuka's Mikasa Park Abby Rodriguez Yokosuka's Mikasa Park is not a usual park… It is situated just behind the U.S. Naval Base, and has become increasingly popul...
Shopping Yuzawa-ya at Yokohama Bay Quarters Tomoko Kamishima Yuzawa-ya is a MUST for handcraft lovers. If you have some free time in Yokohama, please drop in.
Culture Visit Yokohama’s Hikawa Maru Larry Knipfing If you have never stepped onto the deck of a real ocean liner, then you are in for a treat. At 12,000 tons, the Hikawa Maru i...
Food Kawamura-ya 111-year-old Soba Shop Tomoko Kamishima If I happen to be close to Sakuragi-cho during lunchtime, my feet go toward Kawamura-ya soba shop and my mouth orders “Ika-te...
Culture A Visit to the Yokohama Creativecity Center Etsuko Yamada Beautiful old building housing Art Deco art space
Shopping Kamakura’s Sankai-do Tomoko Kamishima Are you interested in Samurai swords? Sankai-do is a sword shop that has been operating for more than 100 years in Kamakura. ...
Shopping Marunaka Kimono & Kimono Goods Tomoko Kamishima A kimono and kimono goods shop in Motomachi, Yokohama