Shopping Honesty Shops Sherilyn Siy Out in the countryside, honesty shops abound. These are small stalls, sometimes just a table, with local produce displayed. N...
12 Activities A Green Walk Through Sendai Elena Lisina Sendai is often referred to as the "Green City", and it lives up to the name. The city offers many options to take a nice str...
8 Shopping Aritayaki Yakimono Ichiba Kim Bergström Aritayaki Yakimono Ichiba is a store based in Ebisu, which sells a host of Arita porcelain pieces. Arita is located in Saga P...
Food Homework’s Hiroo Kim Bergström If you're after a hearty burger in Tokyo, Homework's in Hiroo has a range of options to choose from. They've been operating s...
Culture The One-Eyed Dragon, Date Masamune Elena Lisina There are numerous places in Sendai associated with the One-Eyed Dragon Date Masamune, founder of Sendai City.
Culture At the Center of Kyoto Arlene Bastion Rokkakudo manages to reveal many different things in a small space, telling of romance, flowers, myth, religion, history.
6 Culture Gotokuji Temple Kim Bergström Gotokuji Temple in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward sets itself apart from other temples, with an incredible number of maneki neko (beck...
Culture The Ten Shrines of Tokyo Guillaume Doré There are many shrines in Tokyo. The Tokyo Ten Shrine course gives you the chance to see a different side to modern Tokyo.
Food High End Emergency Meals Sherilyn Siy I've always been curious about the nicely packaged emergency meals. Do they taste as good as they look?
Culture A Cycle of Life In Kyoto Arlene Bastion Okazaki Shrine and Kurodani Temple both have interesting things to see in their compounds exemplifying their respective theme...
