Culture Summer Festival in Honmoku, Yokohama 2026 Shinya Ota Yokohama Summer Festival: Honmoku traditions have been passed down from generation to generation for more than 500 years.
Culture Yanesen Cultural Classes Hannah Morse The Yanesen Language and Culture School offers patrons a different, more intimate look at Japan
Activities The Serenity of Togoshi Park Todd Wojnowski Togoshi Park is one of Tokyo's most beautiful, and is made from the remnants of a feudal lord's garden. With waterfalls, brid...
Area Uruma Michael Flemming The 2005 merger of the former cities and towns of Gushikawa, Ishikawa, Katsuren and Yonashiro created Okinawa Prefecture's th...
15 Penny Lane Cafe; Nasushiobara Louise Archer Penny Lane "Beatles" Cafe and Bakery in Nasu Highlands, Tochigi prefecture
12 Activities Umashima on the Shimanami Kaido Anonymous Umashima is the first little island on the Shimanami Kaido. It was once used for breeding war horses. Today it's a quiet plac...
16 Activities Shikanoshima along Hakata Bay Haruka Saijo If you want to relax by the ocean, don't just stay in the mainland of Fukuoka, but go to Shikanoshima.
Accommodation Explore Ishigaki From Town to Shore on a Two-Hotel Escape Joanna Ligon To experience Ishigaki island beaches and its surrounding attractions at their fullest, it helps to know where to begin. Here...
Amanohashidate in Video Orrin Heath Amanohashidate is one of the three most beautiful scenic spots in all of Japan. Located in northern Kyoto prefecture, it is a...
Food Shibuya Secrets: Nonbei Yokocho James Rodrigues Nonbei Yokocho, or Drunkard's Alley, is a tiny pathway spitting distance from Shibuya Crossing jammed with tiny bars, restaur...