Shopping Marunaka Kimono & Kimono Goods Tomoko Kamishima A kimono and kimono goods shop in Motomachi, Yokohama
Food Exploring Tokyo’s Food Culture Tom Roseveare Along with Edomae sushi, let’s visit some of the specialists making Tokyo’s culinary scene so special, starting with restaura...
Culture Nagamachi Samurai District Mandy Bartok Imagine yourself an Edo-era samurai as you wander the lanes of the Nagamachi Samurai District in Kanazawa
Culture Ikebana at Ami Kyoto Mandy Bartok A single bloom. A knobby twig, A stalk of leaves, perfectly arranged in a ceramic bowl. If you've traveled around Japan for a...
Accommodation Tomiyamakan Ryokan Sakurai John Carter As Nara prefecture is largely a mountainous region it’s no surprise that it’s much different from the hustle and bustle of th...
Area Yokosuka Abby Rodriguez Yokosuka Yokoso! Welcome to Yokosuka! The "other" Yoko, a city in Kanagawa located far down the Miura Peninsula, is filled wi...
Activities Seven Lucky Gods Pilgrimage Sendai Justin Velgus Do you know the Shichifukujin? These seven lucky gods are often grouped together into a special pilgrimage route in cities ac...
Activities Mt. Iwate Yakehashiri Lava Flow Justin Velgus Located a 15 minute taxi ride from JR Obuke Station is the Mt. Iwate Yakeshiri Lava Flow in Hachimantai City. Created from a ...
Food Three Things to Eat in Echizen Jerome Lee Echizen city in Fukui Prefecture is famous for the Big Three: oroshi soba, volga rice and chuka soba. Discover the city's ori...
Culture Otsuka Museum of Art, Tokushima Takako Sakamoto The unique Otsuka Museum of Art has more than 1,000 faithfully reproduced replicas of western masterpieces of art in their or...
