15 Transportation JR Shinkansen E5, GranClass Car Takako Sakamoto On March 5, 2011, the Tohoku Shinkansen extended its line to Shin-Aomori. Along with this expansion, the new Shinkansen Serie...
15 Activities Hiking Mount Ogusu Peter Sidell Near Zushi and Kamakura in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, Mount Ogusu is the highest point in the region, giving spectacular vi...
7 Culture Tokyo Tower at Night-time Manish Prabhune The Skytree may have replaced the Tokyo Tower as a transmissions tower, but it still continues to have its place in our heart...
10 Culture Okinawa Zoo Christmas Fantasy 2013 Naomi Flemming The Okinawa Zoo shines during the annual Christmas-themed festival in Okinawa City
Food Café Goatee Selena Hoy Indie music lovers take note: in the midst of the temples and shrines of central Kamakura is a little coffee shop that serves...
Nightlife 京都伏見 吟醸酒房「油長（あぶらちょう）」 Shozo Fujii 十九の酒蔵が立ち並ぶ伏見の酒蔵はそれぞれに個性を注いだ酒を醸成しているが、その蔵元全ての酒が味わえる素晴らしい店が「油長」だ。この店の魅力は何と言っても伏見全酒蔵の利き酒ができるということだ。気に入りが見つかれば買い求めることもできる。
Accommodation Hotel Grantia ShiretokoShari Ekimae Valerie Kor Hotel Grantia Shiretoko-Shari Ekimae is a great base to explore the pristine nature in Shiretoko peninsula.
Culture Short Story of Kachidoki Bridge Manish Prabhune A bridge with a history, Kachidoki Bridge on the Sumida River: I learned about Kachidoki Bridge in 2001, while reading the Ja...
Culture 21st Century Contemporary Art Peter Lin Spectacular collection of contemporary art in Kanazawa
Culture Where to go for a Tea Ceremony? Bonson Lam From the old merchants house from the Nineteenth Century, to an experience linking tea with Samurai and Geisha, here is a sel...
