Activities Tanabe’s Martial Traditions Alena Eckelmann Practitioners of aikido will have heard of Tanabe, the second biggest city in Wakayama Prefecture.
Accommodation Hatogo Ichiban Febry Fawzi Experience the tatami-matted rooms, onsen bath, yukata, and delicious food at Hatogo Ichiban, Chichibu, Saitama
Activities Walkabouts in Northern Saitama Justin Dart Northeastern Saitama, not far from the borders of Tochigi and Ibaraki, is an area with a pace of life largely unchanged in th...
Culture Shinagawa’s Tozen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Tozen-ji Temple has kept its refined appearance, in spite of two horrible incidents that occurred 150 years ago.
Culture Matsue Castle Sasa Jancikic Matsue castle was a military building. There were no comforts or any kind of mirror rooms padded in silk. Main tower though o...
Accommodation Toyoko Inn Otsuka Kita-guchi Bonson Lam See the quieter side of Tokyo from this practical hotel close to the Airport Express trains and Tokyo Loop Line
Accommodation Guest-house Nara Backpackers John Carter Many reel in terror when the word hostel is mentioned but in Japan this type of accommodation has a whole new meaning. Allow ...
Activities Senkoji Park Chantelle Silva There's a lot more to Onomichi's mountaintop Senkoji Park than the touristy attractions for which it is best known.
Food Culinary specialties of Matsuyama Anonymous Matsuyama and Ehime offer a variety of culinary specialties reflecting the geographic diversity of the region. The best advic...
Food Love Crepe Anonymous Love Crepe is a special class of café, one whose uniqueness, both in style and quality of product, make it my top recommendat...
