Activities Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park Jeannie Gan The original site of International Flower Expo that boasts a 100 hectare area with 2600 species of flowers and plants from fr...
Culture Sengan-En Garden, Kagoshima Peter Sidell Sengan-En is a beautiful, relaxing traditional landscaped garden to the south of Japan's Kagoshima City, which also includes ...
Culture Fukuda Kilns Elysse Hurtado Fukuda Kiln is one of Kasama’s many intrepid solo kilns, currently run by the 12th generation of the family and covering a sp...
Activities Tokyo Game Show 2026 Francesco Agresti Experience one of the biggest annual video game trade shows in the world. This is Tokyo Game Show 2025.
Culture Kairakuen Garden The Kairakuen was built relatively recently, in 1841, by the local prince Tokugawa Nariaki. In contrast to the two other grea...
Area Ikebukuro Chris White Gritty or charming? Ikebukuro is probably my favourite area of the city. Often derided as the 'ugly sister' of Tokyo, it is r...
Activities Tsutsumigaura Beach JJ Walsh Miyajima island's main beach is fun for summer activites like swimming, camping, hiking. Also bbq areas, tennis courts, cabin...
Culture Yokote Masuda Manga Museum Justin Velgus The Masuda Manga Museum in Yokote is dedicated to animator Takao Yaguchi. The museum is part manga library and part exhibitio...
Food Culinary specialties of Matsuyama Anonymous Matsuyama and Ehime offer a variety of culinary specialties reflecting the geographic diversity of the region. The best advic...
Food Mayur Indian Restaurant Jeannie Gan Delicious Indian restaurant with freshly baked all-you-can-eat nan and Tandoori, accessible from 4 stations in center Osaka.