Activities Momoiwa Trail Nicole Bauer Walking on Rebun Island is definitely something very special. This trail offers mind-blowing views across the ocean and the r...
Activities Maruara Watanabe Souvenir Shop Kyle Hedlund Shibuya's Maruara Watanabe kimono and souvenir shop overflows with traditional Japanese apparel, accessories and toys, making...
Shopping Narita Yume Bokujo R A In 1887, the founder Akiba-san opened the first farm called Akiba Bokujo in Koto-ku, Tokyo. It was moved from there and then ...
Activities A Stroll Through Sangenjaya Maria Sangenjaya: a diversity of cheap eating-places with a lively atmosphere dot the streets, surrounded by izakayas (bars) of man...
Culture Kyoto Machiya and Textiles Museum Bonson Lam The fusion of old and new, east and west is seen in Kyoto Machiya and Textiles Museum. The Machiyas or the merchant houses in...
Activities Wakuwaku Dome Justin Dart A small, simple yet fun Science museum for kids to explore the basics of science
12 Activities Kamakura’s Inamura-ga-saki Shore Tomoko Kamishima Inamura-ga-saki is a small cape between Yui-ga-hama and Shichiri-ga-hama beach. There is a tiny stretch of rock next to the c...
Transportation Sumida River Water Bus Route Tomoko Kamishima Taking a Water Bus and experiencing Tokyo from the river is a great way to grasp how water-centric this city really is.
10 Activities Yakushima Island Josef Diermair “While walking among these trees you have the feeling of the woods...and the entire quality of all the trees”.
Culture Exploring Yasukuni Shrine Lee Prescott Tokyo is home to hundreds of shrines, many are grand and certainly all are steeped in Japan’s religious and historical tradit...