10 Culture 100 Year Stone Making Experience Aline Laborde Once it emerges from the onsen water, the stone’s surface has completely eroded away except for the area covered in paint, le...
10 Transportation Shibukawa Station Aline Laborde Shibukawa Station, which opened on the 1st of July 1921, is in Shibukawa City, Gunma prefecture.
Accommodation Tomato Hostel Osaka John Carter Located near the banks of the Yodogawa River and a 10-minute walk from Nishinakajima-minamikata station, the hostel lies on t...
7 Shopping Sennichimae Arcade John Carter Located some 15 minutes walking distance from Kaneyoshi Ryokan, this arcade is a good counterpoint to Kuromon Ichiba the kitc...
Food Sakuramichi Mandy Bartok Set meals made from traditional Japanese ingredients are on offer at Sakuramichi, a restaurant tucked away in the corner of t...
Food Akita Dining in Sendai with Namahage Justin Velgus Akita favorites like kiritanpo fire-cooked rice served in a nabe stew and grilled hata hata fish can be enjoyed right alongsi...
Activities Hotel Kuramoto John Carter Dotonbori, Osaka is like Tokyo’s Shibuya. For those who haven’t visited either, imagine a fashionable and hip place in the mi...
Activities Takasakiyama Monkey Park Mandy Bartok Three troops of Japanese macaques call Mt Takasaki, just outside Oita City, their home and regularly come down to food, play ...
Accommodation Route Inn Hirosaki Ekimae Peter Sidell In historic Hirosaki in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Route Inn Hirosaki Ekimae is a good value business hotel by the city's sta...
15 Shopping Hakuhinkan Toy Park Hannah Warren A toy store in Ginza, Tokyo, with gifts and fun for kids of all ages.
