Culture Firefly Viewing in Uji Charlotte Griffiths From late May to mid-June, Uji City Botanical Park near Kyoto plays host to fireflies, delighting young and old alike. A shor...
Culture Myohonji Temple Myohonji, located in the heart of Kamakura, is one of the oldest Nichiren-sect temples of Japanese Buddhism. Despite its city...
Food Dough-Doughnuts, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Forget cheap donuts pumped with additives and preservatives. Slowly savor every organic, delicately flavored morsel of these ...
Nightlife Brooklyn Parlor Shinjuku JJ Walsh NY themed eaterie located on the Basement floor of the Marui (OIOI) Annex building not far from the Shinjuku-3-chome subway e...
Activities A Little of Everything: Mount Takao Helen Langford Takao-san sits on the western edge of Tokyo in Hachioji City and is part of the Meiji Memorial Forest Takao Quasi-National Pa...
Accommodation Kagoshima Little Asia Percival Constantine Located right behind Kagoshima Chuo Station, Kagoshima Little Asia is a convenient hostel at great rates, right in the heart ...
Activities Backcountry Skiing in Niseko Nicole Bauer Fantastic powder snow, extensive and easily accessible backcountry terrain. First tracks in the morning, powder tree runs all...
Food Cafe Good Life Joan Lambert Bailey Set in the rollings hills and rice fields between Asahidake and Asahkikawa Cafe Good Life offers a unique taste of rural Hokk...
Food Uogashi Nihon Ichi Sushi Bar Alexandra Dorovici Are you in hurry but need a short sushi break? Uogashi Nihonichi standing sushi bar is the place for you! The sushi is prepar...
Culture Today I am a Kimono Merchant Bonson Lam Immerse yourself with full kimono dress up, tea ceremony, a Japanese lunch or wedding and other aspects of life in a traditio...