18 Culture Exploring Kitano Ijinkan in Kobe Cathy Cawood Kobe Kitano is an area once inhabited by influential foreigners living in Japan at the start of the Twentieth Century.
Culture Shingu, Wakayama Alena Eckelmann Shingu is a gateway to the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails and Kumano’s sacred sites. Whether you look for original history or ...
Culture Time Bomb Records Osaka Jemma King In direct correlation to a city that seems to do as it feels the music scene is also varied and raw. Reflected in the many mu...
Culture Gate Tower Building Osaka Jemma King Hiding amongst the residential area of Fukushima-ku in Osaka is a building you need to see to believe. The Gate Tower Buildin...
10 Shopping Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shops Gloria Ticconi Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street, all cooking utensils you need
Culture Honpukuji – the Water Temple Cathy Cawood Honpukuji: the Water Temple on Awaji Island designed by famous Japanese architect Tadao Ando is a beautiful modern reinterpre...
Food Veg Out in Kyoto Jemma King Veg Out Cafe in Kyoto overlooks the Kamagawa river and as the name suggests provides customers with a place to relax. The d...
Culture Sarusawa Pond in Nara Jemma King The Sarusawa Pond was created in 749 and is surrounded by the grounds of the Kofukuji Temple. The five storied pagoda of Kofu...