Activities My Visit to Fushimi Inari Shrine Anonymous Fushimi Inari Shrine is the perfect example of an Inari Shrine. The numerous red Japanese gates create a spectacular experien...
Culture Kanda Matsuri 2026 Todd Wojnowski The Kanda Festival, one of Tokyo's major Shinto festivals, is an enormous event held on odd-numbered years. Leading to Kanda ...
Beauty & Spa Onsen at the Hilton Niseko Village R.S. Reynolds I experience Japanese onsen for the first time at the Niseko Hilton in Hokkaido
Activities Bridge World at Akashi Kaikyo Manish Prabhune Connecting Honshu and Awaji Island, the Bridge World facility offers a unique attraction with its two and half hour guided to...
Food Honke Owariya Noodle Restaurant Bonson Lam Serving noodles bathed in a treasured broth for 500 years, Honke Owariya is part of the social fabric in Kyoto.
Shopping An Afternoon in Shimokitazawa Sue Ann Kunath Be prepared to get pleasantly surprised, amazed and disoriented when visiting the small hipster neighborhood of Shimokitazawa.
Activities Matsuyama’s ‘General Park’ Anonymous Matsuyama Sogo Koen has everything you would expect from a ‘General Park’ — greenery, children’s playgrounds, sports faciliti...
Shopping Sample Kobo in Gujo Justin Dart Every wanted to make a fake cake out of silicon? Sample Kobo, in downtown Gujo City, is the place to go.