Culture Kiyose City - Parks & Gardens Sleiman Azizi Tiny Kiyose City may be famous for its sunflower festival but hidden in plain sight are some lovely natural spaces. These inc...
Food Chiikawa Ramen Buta Relocating to Ikebukuro Kim Bergström The popular Chiikawa Ramen Buta is relocating, and reopening with a new setup at Ikebukuro PARCO starting from Saturday, May ...
Culture Horyuji Temple Illumination 2023 Kim Bergström A special event this October brings colorful illuminations to Nara's Horyuji Temple, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Hory...
Planning Tokyo's Okutama Town Sleiman Azizi Tokyo's westernmost municipality, Okutama Town's stunning backdrop of nature is home to an array of local shrines like Yukamo...
Accommodation Seaman House Bonson Lam Unlike the more commercial and tourist oriented hotspots of Naoshima and Takamatsu, there is little activity here at night. N...
Activities Starbucks Japan Embraces Sakura Season Kim Bergström If you're a Starbucks fan, there are a couple of new drink releases coming out this month to get you in the springtime spirit...
Culture Gifu Light Story 2027 Kim Bergström Gifu City is set to shine this winter with the return of Gifu Light Story, an illumination event that first started in 2020 t...
12 Culture Jizo, Japan's Guardian of Travellers Elena Lisina Learning about Jizo statues, I discovered that they are the patron deity of travellers. Jizo statues are everywhere in Japan.
Food Tree by Naked Lazare Herzi Tree by Naked, near Yoyogi Park, combines virtual reality and projection mapping to provide an interactive nature-inspired di...
Shopping SEGA STORE TOKYO Opening on July 18th Kim Bergström Some big news has been confirmed for gaming fans: SEGA’s very first official flagship store in Japan, branded as SEGA STORE T...
