Shopping Visiting Ghibli Museum in Mitaka Miwa Kaneoya The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo is a Mecca for Japanese anime created by the well-known animator, Hayao Miyazaki.
Accommodation Phoenix Hotel, Hakuba Kyle Hedlund With its sophisticated appearance and comfortable, friendly atmosphere, Phoenix Hotel is an ideal base for getting down to so...
Beauty & Spa The Travels of Isabella Bird: III Amber Mezbourian Victorian adventurer Isabella Bird wanted to find the 'real Japan' so headed north into the wilds of Tohoku, braving snakes,...
Culture Searching for Ebisu Reynald Ventura A trip to Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture in search for Ebisu, the fishing god.
Culture Sake Plaza: Mecca of the Sake Trade Gordon Heady Japan's Sake Plaza is the national headquarters of the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association. The association is one of th...
Food Arco Iris Bryan Baier Arco Iris is the latest modern Mexican cuisine addition to Niigata and is the only place this author knows of to get an authe...
Food Tokachi Kingdom of Sweets Valerie Kor Tokachi the Kingdom of Sweets: Featuring six sweets shop in Obihiro City, Hokkaido.
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...
