Food Meriken Hatoba - Kobe Beef Todd Wojnowski Meriken Hatoba is a top-notch Kobe beef restaurant with superb customer service and reasonable prices.
Culture Hoto Noodles at Scarecrow Villa Cathy Cawood Meet local grandmothers, learn how to make traditional Yamanashi-style hoto noodles, see a typical old-style Japanese house, ...
Food Sushi Dai in Tsukiji Sleiman Azizi At the famous Tsukiji market in Tokyo, Sushi Dai is a renowned shop, where people will happily wait five hours for some delic...
Activities Ota City Tourist Information Center Mandy Bartok Start your Japan adventure just minutes from Haneda Airport, at the sparkling new Ota City Tourism Information Center, where ...
Accommodation Temple Lodging at Hojo-in, Koyasan Nicole Bauer The monks don’t just have a strict schedule, but everything they do is so impeccably planned and performed. When we arrived, ...
Culture Warai Festival 2026 José Manuel Zardain Warai festival is celebrated every year at Niu shrine in Wakayama. The leader, dressed as clown, guides the participants to t...
Shopping Kobori Shuzo Brewery Mandy Bartok Kobori Shuzo brewery offers some of Ishikawa Prefecture's best sake as well as a popular plum wine.
Culture More Than Foxes in Fushimi Arlene Bastion Fushimi's sake is as famous as its Inari Shrine foxes. The historic district is atmospheric with old buildings, and you can s...
Culture Mount Koya: Beware of Bears Pete Martin The story of the Karukaya, wandering the Kongobuji & Danjo Garan and spending the night in a shukubo. Extracted from "Revolut...
Culture What is a Manga Cafe? Joanna Ligon Japan is renowned for its innovative and sometimes quirky take on hospitality and leisure. Among its most beloved and unique ...