12 Culture Horyu-ji Temple's Western Precinct Tomoko Kamishima Horyu-ji Temple's Sai-in (Western) Precinct was established by Prince Shotoku (574-622) for the purpose of training Buddhist ...
6 Edo Style Theme Park Masato Kitamura The Hanyu parking area on the Tohoku Expressway in Saitama Prefecture is maybe the most surprising parking area ever.
Shopping Uniquely Japanese Shops Peter Sidell Electronics stores, hundred-yen shops, discount stores, "Creative Life" stores, are some of the shops that visitors will find...
Captain Tsubasa Exhibition Sara Pretelli To celebrate the FIFA World Cup, the Ueno Royal Museum is holding the "Captain Tsubasa" exhibition from June 14 to July 16.
Activities Climbing Mt. Asama Steve Morton Get up close and personal to experiencing one of the few active, constantly smoking volcanoes in Japan; An adventure you won’...
6 Food Ippudo Ramen Sanjo Bonson Lam Kyoto’s night owls never had it so good at Ippudo Ramen, where Manhattan meets Hakata in the business center of Kyoto. It sho...
Culture A Visit to Horyuji Su Stori A visit to Horyuji Temple, Nara: Art, history, nature and lovely food around Japan.
Culture Yaotomi Shrine, Takeshima Island Michael Williams Whilst there's no shorage of shrines in Japan, the Yaotomi Shrine is somewhat more unique than others.
Culture Arcade Addiction Komal Khiani Your guide to Japanese arcade games, full of online video games, music games, pachinko slots and happy prizes.
9 Activities Fukiware Waterfalls Masato Kitamura What a spectacular ravine, as water is gushing down from two sides.
