10 Activities Sunrise on the Top of Mount Fuji Nicole Bauer Watching the sunrise from the top of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, is an unforgettable experience—incomparable to any...
Culture The Stone Lanterns of Kasuga Shrine Justin Velgus The Kasuga Shrine has its own place in Japanese history, but to the average traveler is it hard to ignore the 3000 plus lante...
Food Starbucks Japan Unveils a Fun Hinamatsuri Treat Kim Bergström To mark the arrival of spring and celebrate Japan's traditional Dolls' Festival, Starbucks Coffee Japan is releasing a limite...
6 Culture Shirokita Park Mandy Bartok Enjoy irises in bloom in the ponds of Shirokita Park in northern Osaka
17 Culture Summertime in Shirakawago Karen Zheng Nestled in the Ono district of Gifu Prefecture, this quaint traditional village that has been marked as one of Japan’s UNESCO...
10 Activities Higanbana at Hidaka, Saitama Marsita Yunus Hidaka is a nice place to visit during the autumn. You can see a very unique flower called Higanbana in Japanese, or red spid...
Accommodation Hotel Green Plaza Karuizawa Aline Laborde Hotel Green Plaza Karuizawa, wrapped neatly in crisp fresh mountainside air and landscaped splendor is a family friendly hote...
Culture Kameman Sake Brewery Tsunagi Yui Yamaguchi Kameman Kura or sake brewery was established in 1916, and the current master is the fourth generation owner. As sake is brewe...
Shopping A Two-day Trip to Kawagoe, Saitama Sonia Ortiz A two day trip in "Little Edo": traditional warehouses, floats and candy in Kawagoe, Saitama
15 Jokei Temple in Kanagawa Cathy Cawood Jokei Temple in Kanazawa has a beautiful garden with many life-like statues of monks engaged in modern activities like using ...
