Culture Northern Dragons Elysse Hurtado Hidden in the hills of Hitachiota is a massive sleeping dragon and its many earth-bound children. Famous as one of the longes...
Culture Yokohama Archives of History Tomoko Kamishima The Yokohama Archives of History stands on the place where the Convention of Kanagawa was concluded
Culture Sake Tasting in Sawara Catherine Hagar Visit Baba Honten, Tokun Shuzo, and Nabedana to taste authentically brewed sake in some of Chiba's oldest breweries.
Food Tsukiji Sushi Tei Honten Bonson Lam Try the freshest sushi and sashimi, hand made before your eyes at the counter at this local eatery in the working town of Tsu...
Culture Cormorant Fishing in Nagara River Hessel Ukai or Cormorant fishing is a 1300-year old tradition of catching fish with Cormorants. Something Charlie Chaplin called "am...
Culture Yamanobe-no-Michi Walking Trail Paul Hackshaw Yamanobe no michi is part of the ShinKaido or the New road stretching from Edo-period Tokyo to Kansai, There are many temples...
Activities Tokyo Marathon - Runners' Guide Todd Wojnowski This article is aimed to be a guide specifically for those who will run in the Tokyo Marathon, to outline the course and the ...
Culture Kyoto Art Museums: an Introduction Peter Sidell Japan's former capital Kyoto is home to dozens of art museums: some large ones, and a whole host of intimate smaller museums,...
Culture Karuizawa Shaw Memorial Chapel Tomoko Kamishima Owning a summer cottage in Karuizawa is now a status symbol in Japanese. But the first cottage was built by a conservative fo...
Food Hosoya Sandwich Justin Velgus Hosoya Sandwich is a hamburger shop doing business in Sendai since 1950. It's located in the Kokubuncho entertainment distric...
