Activities Yokohama Cosmo World Amusement Park Todd Wojnowski Yokohama Cosmo World is an amusement park in the center of Minato Mirai, and includes the giant Ferris wheel that is a promin...
Accommodation Setoda Private Hostel Matthew Iannarone If you're planning to cross the Shimanami Kaido, it's best to stay overnight on one of the islands, and Setoda Private Hostel...
Transportation The Shin Nihonkai ferry to Hokkaido Dan Traylor There are many ways to get to Hokkaido from Honshu, but a ferry trip through through the Sea of Japan offers an enjoyable exp...
Culture Yakushima - Jomon Sugi Chris Cooper Follow a forest trek leading to Jomon Sugi, a magnificent beast of a tree that is 2000 - 7000 years old
Culture Utsunomiya’s Heiwa Kannon Statue Tomoko Kamishima Utsunomiya’s Heiwa Kannon Statue is equivalent in height to a nine-story building.Near the statue, you can also view ruins of...
Food Horaiken (Matsushimaya Store) Katrina Webber Eel is the food Japanese turn to when they want to feel pepped up from the heat of summer. Horaiken is the best Nagoya's spe...
Culture Today I am a Kimono Merchant Bonson Lam Immerse yourself with full kimono dress up, tea ceremony, a Japanese lunch or wedding and other aspects of life in a traditio...
Food Taiya Restaurant Anonymous Taiya Restaurant serves reasonably priced seafood and sweets in an exquisite old-fashioned Japanese interior. There’s also a ...
Food Ivy Place in Shibuya Anonymous Ivy Place--Finally a restaurant serving a western style breakfast, and in my favorite part of town, Daikanyama!
Culture The Birthplace of Maneki Neko Emily Ikegami The little white cat that beckons you with its paw is known across Japan, and its humble origin is found right here in Tokyo.
