Food Kushiwakamaru, Yakitori restaurant Peter Lin Kushiwakamaru, a popular yakitori restaurant near Naka-Meguro station is the perfect place to unwind and enjoy delicious gril...
Activities Izumi Nature Park in Fall, Chiba Jessica A Paje Izumi Nature Park is one of the top ten locations in Chiba City to enjoy fall foliage viewing. Hues of red, gold and green ar...
Transportation Tokyo Oji Station Justin Velgus JR Oji (王子) station, located in the Kita district of Tokyo, was first established in 1883 during the Meiji period. Historic...
Food Canal Cafe, Iidabashi Sarah Mathews If you are looking for a place to chill out one afternoon, then I can highly recommend Canal Cafe in Iidabashi, where you can...
Culture Gifu Castle, Park and Ropeway Dee Kernke Gifu castle and Ropeway provides a marvelous view of Gifu City and the Naragarawa River from the top of Mt. Kinka. It was fro...
Area Tsu Chris Glenn Tsu City is the capital of Mie Prefecture. It’s home to 284,969 people (July 2011 figures), covers a land mass of some 401 sq...
Food Minshuto Izakaya Anonymous Minshuto is an izakaya-style restaurant located conveniently close to Matsuyama City Station. It has a Showa era theme.
Culture Exploring Zuihoden Laura Welch A beautiful monument to mark the resting place of Sendai's founder, Date Masamune, surrounded by nature that marks the passin...
Activities Temple of Pure Water, Kyoto Anonymous The temple is extremely popular any time of the year, especially during festivals and during New Year.
Culture Imperial Palace East Gardens Abi Barber The Imperial Palace East Gardens are as close as many will get to the Emperor in Tokyo. They're also rather beautiful and a p...