Culture Bring Your Tokyo to Life Veronica Carnevale Tokyo’s allure has long captivated the minds of many. Discover its secrets for yourself.
Former Furukawa Gardens Tomoko Kamishima Former Furukawa Gardens: May is the season for roses. And the best rose garden in Tokyo is here: The Former Furukawa Gardens.
Activities Snowfall at Asakusa Manish Prabhune Snowfall is unusual in Tokyo compared to northern Japan. This offers unique views of popular tourist spots, Asakusa as pictur...
Activities Strawberries and Sand Reynald Ventura Fruit-picking in Tsukuihama, Yokosuka. And lunch at the beach.
Activities Joseki Historical Park Sakura Festival Kim Bergström There are plenty of well-known, heavily trafficked sakura spots across Japan, but some of the best opportunities to enjoy the...
Culture Taro Okamoto Contemporary Art Award Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström Taro Okamoto (1911-1996) was a Japanese artist revered for his abstract and avant garde works. He was often seen as being qui...
Culture Strange Rooms: Interior Scenes by Modern Artists 2021 Kim Bergström A special event taking place at the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts will explore the history of interior painting from th...
Culture Kokubunji City - Museums & Galleries Sleiman Azizi Kokubunji City is home to a small number of local gallery spaces as well as an archaeological museum. These include Gallery K...
Fox Temple of Akasaka in June - 2 Larry Knipfing Toyokawa Inari Temple near Akasakamitsuke is a temple I go back to again and again - it's fascinating because of many the fox...
Food Hisago in Ryogoku Sleiman Azizi Hisago is a tempura restaurant in Edo Noren, an Edo Period-themed dining complex at the refurbished Ryogoku Station, next to ...
Culture This is Japan in Tokyo 2020 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at Hachioji's Tokyo Fuji Art Museum is titled "This is Japan in Tokyo". The event looks at ...
Activities Mount Sengen Hiking Course Steve Morton Discover the interesting Mount Sengen hiking course which provides a great access point to Saitama's Ranzan Valley.
Aino and Alvar Aalto: Shared Visions 2021 Kim Bergström Finnish designer and architect Alvar Aalto's wife Aino was regarded as a pioneer of Scandinavian design in her own right. An ...
