Food Soranoiro Nippon at Tokyo Station Kim Bergström Soranoiro Nippon is one of the restaurants located at Tokyo Ramen Street (Tokyo Station). The restaurant serves up a variety ...
Culture Setagaya Bread Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Setagaya Bread Festival has been running for over a decade, and the two-day carb extravaganza will feature delicious eats...
Activities Picking Persimmon in Katsuragi Alena Eckelmann Persimmon, or kaki in Japanese, are an autumn fruit in Japan. Kaki fruits taste great. So, how about picking some kaki and ea...
Culture Miyagi Museum of Art Peter Sidell In Sendai in northern Japan's Miyagi prefecture, the Miyagi Museum of Art is what it sounds like, an impressive museum that's...
Shopping Ueno Marui Kim Bergström Ueno Marui is a chic mall in close proximity to public transport. Spanning over 11 floors, the mall offers a range of shoppin...
Accommodation Hotel Almont in Sendai Peter Sidell In the downtown heart of Sendai in northern Japan's Miyagi prefecture, Almont Hotel is a stylish, comfortable and affordable ...
Activities Greenpark Fukiware Lynda Hogan Greenpark Fukiware is a forested campsite, riverside, near the Fukiware falls in Numata, Gunma. The campsite is open all year...
Activities Sanriku Fireworks Competition 2026 Kim Bergström The Sanriku Fireworks Competition brings 23 different fireworks companies to Iwate Prefecture to show off their skills in the...
Activities Hot Air Balloon Ride Tokorozawa Lynda Hogan An affordable hot air balloon experience offered monthly at Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park in Saitama Prefecture, close to...
Culture Ueno Artist Project 2026-2027 Kim Bergström The Ueno Artist Project is an exhibition series which started back in 2017, and it takes on a different theme each year.
