12 Culture Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden in Spring Sandra Isaka Kyu Shiba Rikyu is a lovely garden hidden behind Hamamatsucho Station. It is one of the quietest cherry blossom viewing spot...
Activities Step into a Tropical Paradise Stacy Kurokawa Kacho-Yukan is more than a greenhouse, it is a living museum where you can observe birds, butterflies and both tropical and a...
23 Activities Nakagawa Aquatic Park Stacy Kurokawa Nakagawa Aqua ParkHighlight and its hands-on observation pool.
Culture "Why Manhole Covers!?" Exhibit Justin Velgus Manhole covers in Japan, more often than not they are elaborate, creative, humorous or insipiring in their design. An art gal...
Culture Visiting My Umpteenth Temple Maren Pauli A short story on why temples are not all the same and you should seize every chance and visit them whenever you find one.
Culture Japan-Italy Art Exhibition Opens Peter Sidell An exhibition of contemporary art from Japan and Naples, Italy has opened today in Tokyo.
Activities Senjojiki - A Thousand Tatami Mats Amanda Ho The name Senjojiki literally means one thousand tatami mats and it looks like several thousand tatami mats joined together. M...
Culture Fukuchiyama Railway Museum Bonson Lam Long before the advent of the first Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train service in 1964, steam locomotives such as the C 58 serie...
Activities New Ride Opens in Universal Studios Amanda Ho The world’s longest roller coaster at 1124 metres, the world’s greatest height drop at 37.8 metres, combining Universal Studi...
Culture Ise-Shima Chosen As Best Sightseeing Spot Japan Travel Ise-Shima has been chosen has most beloved sight-seeing spot by Japanese for foreign visitors.
