Shopping Mashiko Spring Pottery Fair 2027 Stacy Kurokawa Be dazzled with the beauty and variety of handmade wares artfully displayed and for sale in Mashiko during their bi-annual fe...
Culture Oharano Shrine Bonson Lam The move from Nagaokakyo to Kyoto had saved Oharano shrine. With many parts of Kyoto racing towards modernity, this little kn...
Activities Chūson-ji Temple in Hiraizumi Tom Roseveare Hiraizumi is a beautiful, rural town in southern Iwate and makes for a spectacular introduction to both Tohoku and historical...
Shopping Nishijin Textile Store & Museum Bonson Lam The history of Nishijin is the history of Kyoto textiles itself. The word Nishijin comes from the two Japanese words, Nishi, ...
Food Onigiri Nitaya JJ Walsh Conveniently located shop near Peace park offering a great selection of locally produced bento lunch boxes, rice balls & Japa...
Culture Ancient Traditions of the Gion Matsuri Bonson Lam Be transported by the sounds and sights of Gion Matsuri, a Millennium old festival in the open air art gallery of Kyoto’s old...
Transportation Transit Guide: JR East-South Hokkaido Rail Pass Joanna Ligon JR East-South Hokkaido Rail Pass, the single pass that links Tokyo to Hakodate—and everywhere in between.
Culture Chiba Shrine Todd Wojnowski The Chiba Shrine is proof that incredible beauty can be found even among the lesser known of Japan’s shrines.
Culture Sheng Tian Gong Temple (Seitenkyū) Todd Wojnowski Sakado City is home to the ornate Sheng Tian Gong, a Taiwanese/Chinese Taoist temple unlike any other in Japan
Culture Imperial Palace East Gardens Abi Barber The Imperial Palace East Gardens are as close as many will get to the Emperor in Tokyo. They're also rather beautiful and a p...
