Activities Restaurant Panari Michael Flemming Part of any memorable trip to Okinawa is the authentic Japanese food enjoyed while visiting. Restaurant Panari is a brand new...
Shopping Mitsui Outlet Park - Iruma Todd Wojnowski The Mitsui Outlet Park is a huge outlet mall in Iruma, Saitama. It features a large number of shops - mostly clothing - that...
Food Tamago to Watashi Karin Wu When wandering around Shinjuku at night, one is usually bombarded with people walking on the streets advertising for their iz...
Food Ryu-ka in Nagoya Chubu Airport Rufus Starbuck If you happen to find yourself in Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport and looking for a tasty meal you'd do well to h...
Food Curry House Coco ICHIBANYA Michael Flemming Curry House Coco Ichibanya is a Japanese style curry restaurant. The curry rice dishes can be highly customized to individual...
Culture Kamakura Engaku-ji Temple in Spring Tomoko Kamishima Engaku-ji Temple was established in 1282 for the repose of both Chinese and Japanese soldiers’ souls. The war between the Yua...
Activities Manjushage Festival, Koma Allan Murphy For fifty weeks of the year, the town of Koma (just 50 km from Ikebukuro, Tokyo) could be just about anywhere in rural Japan,...
Culture Odawara Paper Lanterns Hannah Warren Odawara is famous for Odawara-jochin, a style of chochin (paper lantern) specific to Odawara City. Different to ordina...
Activities Wind Chimes in Odawara Hannah Warren Metal cast wind chimes are an important part of Odawara’s culture, and at the Kashiwagi shop, just a short walk from Odawara ...
10 Activities Takamatsu no Ike Pond Chris Barnes Takamatsu no Ike Pond is one of the best places to escape the hustle and bustle of Morioka City. Located on the outskirts of ...