Culture Visiting the Miyajima Oyster Festival Paul Walsh For two days every year on the second weekend in February Miyajima dishes out thousands of premium oysters for next to nothing.
Culture The Making of Kamakura Daibutsu - 1 Tomoko Kamishima Knowing how Daibutsu was made (in the mid 13th century) is quite interesting and will help you appreciate your visit there mu...
Activities Kyoto Aquarium Stacy Kurokawa Kyoto Aquarium boasts good design and efficiency to show off aquatic creatures such as salamanders, sea turtles, rays and dol...
Culture Nikko’s Chuzen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Chuzen-ji is an old temple standing on the east side of the lake. It’s famous for a unique wooden Buddha statue and the wonde...
Culture Watarai Honten Sake Brewery Alena Eckelmann Watarai Honten Sake Brewery. Dewa no yuki-one of the best sake brews in Dewa Sanzan and the favorite of Japan's Prime Ministers
Activities Utsunomiya's Tochinoki Familyland Stacy Kurokawa Take a step back in time to this small, quaint amusement park in Utsunomiya; good for kids that haven't been spoiled, and kid...
Culture Edo Tokyo Museum Abi Barber Lose yourself for a few hours while you discover life in Edo through beautiful scale models and interesting artefacts.
Activities A Farming Experience in Japan Scott Walker An article of what working on a farm in Japan is like from a personal perspective
Activities Mibu Toy Museum Stacy Kurokawa If you are in Tochigi Prefecture with kids and its sweltering hot, freezing cold, or pouring rain, Mibu’s Toy Museum is a gre...
Food Diavolo e Bambina Trattoria Justin Dart Diavolo e Bambina provides wonderful service, good Italian food all in a traditional Minka-style Japanese row house only 10 m...
