Food Ueda no Sato Restaurant in Shiozawa Rufus Starbuck A family owned restaurant specializing in seasonal, traditional fare. They also let you get involved if you fancy trying your...
Activities Trekking Mt. Aso Dana Vielmetti Kyushu's Mt. Aso boasts one of the largest calderas in the world. Come explore the beautiful area surrounding this active vol...
Activities Tadake Falls Jannine Myers River trek and rock climbing that winds around a bend and halts at the bottom of a magnificent waterfall
Activities Koriyama Castle Cherry Blossoms Erin Fitzgerald For the cherry blossom season, the site of Koriyama Castle explodes into gentle pink beauty for Oshiro Matsuri, or the Castle...
Food Fireking Café in Yoyogi Uehara Sue Ann Kunath The Fireking Café in Yoyogi Uehara is one of the area’s permanent gems and known for its selection of tasty Southeast Asian f...
Food Kansou Seaweed Ice Cream Jeannie Gan A 200-year old Kombu specialty shop that serves surprisingly delicious kelp ice cream!
Culture Cormorant Fishing in Nagara River Hessel Ukai or Cormorant fishing is a 1300-year old tradition of catching fish with Cormorants. Something Charlie Chaplin called "am...
Nightlife UFO Club in Koenji, Tokyo Dmitry Rakin If you want to get to the heart of japanese music underground, go to the UFO Club in Koenji, Tokyo
Activities The House of Shivers Anonymous The House of Shivers is a haunted house that appears mysteriously in the Gintengai Shopping Arcade in the summer months.
Activities Mt. Fuji Guide Nori Kyle Hedlund Keen to tackle Mt. Fuji in the safest, most enjoyable way possible? One local man could be your ticket to the top: Freelance ...
