6 Hotroom Keyaki in Mashiko, Tochigi Christina Oshima Hotroom Keyaki. Cozy Italian-inspired cafe in downtown Mashiko.
Food Shibushi Summer Soba Festival 2025 Kim Bergström One place you can get your soba noodle fix is in Shibushi City, Kagoshima, at their annual Summer Soba in Shibushi event. The...
6 Otera Cafe Linda Cordes Otera Café is a beautiful café with memorable drinks and sweets, located south of Iwakuni on Oshima Island.
9 Places to Visit in Japan This May Kim Bergström May in Japan is a sweet spot for travel, offering pleasant temperatures, fresh greenery, colorful blooms, and fewer people tr...
Culture Isa City, the Birthplace of Shochu Christopher Lawson Isa City in Kagoshima is considered the birthplace of Japanese shochu. The city's Koriyama Hachiman Shrine features culturall...
Transportation Japan Scores Highly on 2023 Best Airports List Kim Bergström AirHelp recently released results from their annual comprehensive AirHelp Score, which rates airports around the world on sev...
Culture Giant Cat Wins the Hearts of Many in Shinjuku Caleb Cello A new innovative cat billboard is making noise (quite literally) in Japan. A new state of the art 3D cat in Tokyo was recentl...
Activities 4 Destinations for a Slice of Mindfulness in Japan Kim Bergström While Kyoto was recently named the top mindfulness destination in Asia, this guide covers some lesser-known spots that bring ...
Accommodation Takamatsuya Japanese Inn Teshima Bonson Lam Teshima, along with Naoshima and Inujima, are three of the more artistic islands on the Seto Inland Sea. This old style inn f...
