10 Nightlife Santosa Garden Peter Sidell Close to Shinjuku Park in Tokyo, Santosa Garden is an Indian restaurant that serves not only curry, but also live music and d...
14 Shopping Akane-do Retro Store Peter Sidell In Jimbocho in central Tokyo, Akane-do is a treasure-house of Japanese vintage and collectible goods.
8 Yumomi at Kusatsu Onsen Cathy Cawood Watch a Yumomi performance of the traditional method of cooling too-hot spring water used at Kusatsu Onsen.
Shopping Dagashi-ya Junk Food, Shiogama City Akemi Miura Dagashi-ya are shops from the Showa period specializing in cheap snacks and toys. The one in Shiogama offers a few surprises.
Fukui Botanical Garden in the Rain Takako Sakamoto Fukui Botanical Garden Plantopia in the Rain: a video of beautiful flowers and plants under the autumn rain in Echizen town, ...
Culture Lone Spider Lily at Twilight Takako Sakamoto Lone Spider Lily at Twilight: a single red spider lily blooming silently on a sidewalk of Fukui under the autumn sky at dusk.