Culture Nagano Olympic Museum Kim Bergström Nagano played host to the Winter Olympics in 1998, and the Nagano Olympic Museum was created to inspire interest in the Games...
Food Regional Cuisine - Ishikawa Sleiman Azizi Ishikawa prefecture is home to unique fermentation methods with foods like kaburazushi and fugu nukazuke. Other dishes featur...
Food Regional Cuisine - Gifu Sleiman Azizi Gifu prefecture is known for its Hida beef, one of the nation's more famous beef brands. It's landlocked mountainous terrain ...
Food Tamagusuku Coffee Roasters Kim Bergström Tamagusuku Coffee Roasters often gets touted as some of Okinawa's best coffee. With a range of light, medium, and dark roasts...
Accommodation Rediscovering Mottainai Emily Mahon Kamikatsu in Tokushima Prefecture is the location of a zero- waste movement. The Kaikatsu Zero Waste Center is part of the to...
6 Culture Konno Hachimangu Shrine Lily “Konno Hachimangu Shrine”, located in Shibuya ward, Tokyo, is known as the guardian both of Shibuya and Aoyama. It was founde...
6 Culture Izu Shaboten Zoo Lily Izu Shaboten Zoo is a zoo in Ito City, Shizuoka. Along with animals, the zoo features over 1,500 different species of cacti f...
Beauty & Spa Hottarakashi Onsen Linka Wade Hottarakashi Onsen is a fantastic onsen in the hills of Kofu, Yamanashi. If you get the motivation to get up early enough, yo...
Planning Working Holidays in Japan Chris Engler What you should know about the Working Holiday Visa for Japan and typical jobs: English teacher, farm worker, hotel & ski res...
Activities Shinrinkoen for Kids Sherilyn Siy Shinrinkoen boasts of an area of 304 hectares and of being the first government park in all Japan. Kids of all ages will be h...