8 Scapegoat Tenjin Shrine in Nagasaki Masayoshi Hirose The scapegoat Tenjin Shrine in Nagasaki: one of the few places Geisha and prostitutes of Maruyama could relax and be themselves.
Planning Tokyo Trending with TripAdvisor for 2024 Kim Bergström Tokyo recently received first place honors on TripAdvisor's Trending Destinations list for 2024.
Culture Mito Okushi Kaizuka Fureai Park Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Mito in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, Okushi Kaizuka Fureai Park is a small, pleasant park, but with an unusu...
Activities Tainai Sakura Festival 2027 Kim Bergström There are numerous sakura spots across Japan that are extremely well-known (and often crowded), but there are also plenty of ...
Food Cicada Sake and Teahouse Bonson Lam Why is this sake named after the Cicada? Maybe my mother in law has a clue, having collected Cicadas and butterflies in her ...
Culture Northern Chiba Temples Elizabeth S Chiba Prefecture's northern region is easily accessible from Tokyo and Narita. It's also chock full of historical, architectu...
Culture Exclusive Benefits with the JCB Card Mandy Admin JCB is Japan’s largest and most well-known international credit card company, with numerous services and benefits offered to ...
9 Activities Rhododendron Mountain in Totsukawa Village Alena Eckelmann The Rhododendron is a flower of spring in mountainous Totsukawa Village in Nara Prefecture. The Rhododendron flower park is l...
Accommodation Experience Oarai: A Quiet Fishing Town Blessed by the Bounty of the Sea Joanna Ligon Every journey has its pace. In Oarai, on the Ibaraki coast, that pace is set by the sea—steady and patient.
Activities Cooking Classes near Tokyo Skytree Mandy Admin Visit one of Tokyo's traditional downtown areas for a cooking or culture class with Shitamachi Yoitoko.
