Culture Sumiyoshi Taisha Grand Shrine Gary Luscombe The largest and most important Shrine in Osaka. Sumiyoshi taisha hosts some of the oldest and most spectacular festivals in t...
Activities Guide to Tokyo's Top 5 Coolest Neighborhoods Celine Ong For those looking for an authentic view of how the locals in Tokyo spend their weekends, you’d probably want to visit neighbo...
Activities The Town That Chestnuts Made Arlene Bastion Chestnuts have sustained Obuse for over 600 years. Chestnut sweets were first created here, and both their historical value a...
Culture 5 Museums to Substitute for Canceled Events Kim Bergström Various iconic festivals and events have been canceled in 2020 as a result of COVID-19. However, a number of great museums ac...
Shopping The Ultimate Guide to Thrifting in Tokyo Veronica Carnevale In the guide below, we will introduce Tokyo’s most popular thrifting areas and chains, as well as relevant information about ...
Activities Autumn Road Trip in Iwate, the "Last Frontier of Japan" Alena Eckelmann During a 3-day road trip I explored Tono and Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture. Tono is surrounded by mountains and forests; Kamai...
12 Activities Skytree Views Anne Lauenroth Views over Tokyo from the Skytree's Tembo Deck at 350 meters.
9 Cherry Blossoms in Kusatsu, Shiga Cathy Cawood For a pleasant spring outing in Kusatsu, visit a lodge once patronized by nobility traveling on the Tokaido, and enjoy cherry...
Culture Japanese Homes Elena Lisina Staying with Japanese friends in their homes gave me a good opportunity to observe some common rules of housekeeping and to l...
Accommodation Koshinzuka Anne Lauenroth Koshinzuka is a charming minshuku - or traditional Japanese inn - near Tsumago on the Nakasendo in the Kiso Valley.
