Food Iwamura, Miyajima Paul Walsh Delicious noodle and rice bowl dishes featuring Miyajima's famous oysters and conger eel on the Omotesando shopping street.
Culture Showa Kinen Park Flower Festival Todd Wojnowski The Showa Kinen Park in Tachikawa, Tokyo hosts the incredibly beautiful spring Flower Festival. Colors, scents and designs st...
7 Culture Kobe Chinatown Streets by Night Manish Prabhune Sodium lamps on silent streets of Motomachi Chinatown in Kobe create an intriguing oriental feel in the semi darkness.
Activities Walking Across the Rainbow Bridge Manish Prabhune Walking over the Rainbow bridge in the evening offers stunning views of the city, which cannot be enjoyed the same way in the...
Culture Kaisei-machi Ajisai Matsuri Sandra Isaka Kaisei-machi's Ajisai Matsuri, usually held in the second week of June, is a wonderful festival of hydrangea, newly planted r...
7 Culture Sayama Park and Lake Tama Brian Wood-Koiwa Sayama park forms the eastern slope of the dam that created Lake Tama with views of Mt Fuji to the west and the skyscrapers o...
Beauty & Spa The Travels of Isabella Bird: III Amber Mezbourian Victorian adventurer Isabella Bird wanted to find the 'real Japan' so headed north into the wilds of Tohoku, braving snakes,...
Nightlife Hanyu Natsu Matsuri 2026 Selena Hoy Saitama's Hanyu city buzzes with energy at its annual summer festival.
Accommodation Imabari Station Hotel Anonymous Imabari Station Hotel is a budget hotel located conveniently close to Imabari railway station.
Food Tairyo Fish Restaurant on Omishima Anonymous Tairyo is an extraordinarily popular seafood restaurant on Omishima. Be prepared to queue for the cheap and delicious cooked ...
