10 Culture Fuse Benten Temple Elizabeth S Fuse Benten, a Shingon Buddhist temple to honor Benzaiten founded in 807, is one of the Kanto San Benten, or Three Benzaiten ...
6 Shopping Nosaku Kanazawa Kim Bergström Nosaku, in Kanazawa, is renowned for their high quality lacquerware. The store has a long history of creating these lacquerwa...
Activities Asobuild Opens in Yokohama Japan Travel In a former post office annex attached to Yokohama Station, Asobuild has created an interactive indoor entertainment center—i...
Transportation Guide to Cycling Rules in Japan: April 2026 Update Japan Travel As a foreigner visiting Japan, you may want in on the cycling fun as a superb way to explore the country and sightsee – learn...
Food Touring and Tasting the Food of Maebashi Geoff Day A Journey through Maebashi, Gunma and fermentation processes in meats, cheeses, sake and more.
13 Culture Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Illaura Rossiter The head shrine of over 1,300 Sengen shrines, Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha in central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture is considere...
Culture Former Nakamura Residence Elizabeth S The Former Nakamura Residence is an Edo Period home located a 12 minute walk from Koshigaya Laketown Station and the Laketown...
Food How Do You Take Your Tea? Cathy Cawood Learning how tea is blended at Mixcha Tea Blending workshop experience in Shizuoka, sampling green and black Japanese teas at...
6 Activities Peace Boat Sherilyn Siy The Peace Boat is not your usual vacation cruise ship. As participants visit different countries, they also explore issues of...
8 Enkoji in Kyoto Shozo Fujii In Japan's former imperial capital of Kyoto, Enkoji is a temple where you can sit and look out over beautiful Japanese garden...
