Activities East Garden of the Imperial Palace Sarashanti Gardens located in the center of Tokyo that are a great place to breathe some fresh air as well as to find out about the life...
Activities Le Soleil Amusement Park, Yokosuka Jessica A Paje Le Soleil (or Soleil Nooka Park) is a French-inspired park located in the southwest tip of Yokosuka City in the Miura peninsu...
Area Himeji Benjamin Stock Himeji is Hyogo Prefecture's second largest city by population and has been the center of the historical Harima Province for ...
Culture Three Days in Kyoto (day 3) Joe Peters Stay at the Ryokan where the famous film director, Akira Kurosawa slept in Kyoto, followed by some okonomiyaki, a tour of Nis...
Culture Hanami in Hiroshima Peace Park Ash Even if you are in Japan or planning to visit during the season, perhaps you've never considered Hiroshima as a cherry blosso...
Culture Yumeji Takehisa's Birthplace Kenji Chida The breathtaking artwork and life of Yumeji Takehisa can be found in his hometown of Oku.
Culture Akino Fuku Art Museum, Hamamatsu Peter Sidell In the Tenryu area north of Hamamatsu in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Akino Fuku Museum is a charming art museum, housed ...
Shopping Uchiko Machinami Ingrid Lezar A great way to experience what picturesque Uchiko has to offer is exploring the famed machinami—the historical old street of ...
Food Karuizawa Chocolate Factory Noro Randria Karuizawa Chocolate Factory: Buy a box of chocolate as a souvenir, see how chocolate is made, and taste some for free!
Activities Sai No Kawara Park Aline Laborde Meaning the ‘riverbed of the west’, Sai No Kawara Park (西の河原公園) is often mistranslated as ‘riverbed of the underworld’