14 Kyoto Music Box Museum Karen Zheng Not to be mistaken with Kyoto Arashiyama Orgel Museum (which charges an entrance fee), the two-storey Kyoto Music Box Museum ...
15 Ryuonji Temple, Saitama Steve Morton Discover one of Saitama’s hidden treasures, the amazing temple complex Ryuonji. Inside a rich green forest, here you can feel...
10 Shiryokan-dori shopping street Peter Sidell Shiryokan-dori is a quaint neighborhood shopping street in east Tokyo, with a diversity of stores, cafes, temples and more.
Accommodation Komadori Sanso on Mount Mitake Peter Sidell Komadori Sanso is a friendly, atmospheric and inexpensive mountain lodge on Mitake-san, a sacred Buddhist mountain and popula...
Food Sweets Paradise Cake Buffet Michelle Montano Sweets Paradise cake buffet has over 30 types of cake to satisfy any sweet tooth.
Culture Learning about Omikuji Karen Zheng Divination is a common practice within the Japanese society and the wide variety of fortune-telling can sometimes be mind-bog...
Culture Fujikawaguchiko Herb Festival Imogen Riethmuller There's a multitude of things to see around Lake Kawaguchiko, including the annual summer herb festival, the Music Forest Mus...
Shopping Japanese Print Arts in Ginza Chikako Takahashi Fantastic Japanese print arts: woodblock, silkscreen, etching, lithograph. Meet the artists and the publisher in Ginza!
12 Transportation Niigata Airport Rufus Starbuck Niigata Airport is a small regional airport on the Sea of Japan and home to the regional Immigration Bureau.
Beppu "Jigoku Meguri" 8 Hells Tour Somrak Bhakdisuparit Marvel at the distinctiveness of each Jigoku (Hot spring) at Beppu