Culture Sakura Hunting in Kyoto Relinda Puspita Here are five great places in Kyoto to enjoy the two weeks of blooming sakura cherry blossoms during spring.
Culture Rubber Necking At Tachikue Gorge Arlene Bastion At Tachikue Gorge, rock formations are each differently sculpted, competing with ancient overhanging forests and religious ji...
Activities Horai-bashi: Longest Wooden Bridge Reiko Senna Horai-bashi, the world's longest wooden pedestrian bridge, spans the Oh-i River in Shizuoka Prefecture and was constructed in...
Food Regional Cuisine - Ishikawa Sleiman Azizi Ishikawa prefecture is home to unique fermentation methods with foods like kaburazushi and fugu nukazuke. Other dishes featur...
Culture 7 Winter Events in Akita Mandy Bartok Akita Prefecture offers visitors a host of festivals to liven up the cold winter months.
Food "Pub The Swan" in Sendai Justin Velgus "Pub The Swan" is a small Irish themed standing bar located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture across from the Disney Store. It off...
Culture Hiratsuka: Unassumingly Charming Maria Wilhelmina Domingo Not far from Tokyo in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Hiratsuka is an unassumingly charming town.
7 Shakunage Garden Mandy Bartok Shakunage Garden boasts over 20,000 rhododendron bushes on a hillside in southern Oita Prefecture.
11 Culture Entsuin, Matsushima in the Snow Tom Roseveare Entsuin Temple is designated as an important national cultural asset, in Matsushima, Miyagi prefecture
Accommodation DoubleTree by Hilton Opens in Toyama Kim Bergström Many international hotel chains have a presence in Japan, and a newly opened branch of the Doubletree by Hilton in Toyama is ...
