Culture The Bird Trail in the Wilds, Kanto Nathaniel Green Get away from the crowds after enjoying Takao San World Heritage Site and walk along the historic Tokaido (Eastern Road) befo...
12 Culture Winter at the Edo Tokyo Architectural Museum Ben Beechey The Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum (Edo Tōkyō Tatemono En) in Koganei Park, Tokyo, is a museum of historic Japanese ...
Culture The Lake Trail: Nature and Culture Nathaniel Green An easily accessible hike for a day trip out of Tokyo that combines the beautiful nature of Japan with some gorgeous views an...
Culture 21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo Midtown Sue Ann Kunath For those of us that hold a great interest in architecture and design, the Design Sight 21-21 behind Roppongi’s Tokyo Midtown...
Culture Exploring Yasukuni Shrine Lee Prescott Tokyo is home to hundreds of shrines, many are grand and certainly all are steeped in Japan’s religious and historical tradit...
Culture Getting to Know Japan's Oldest Zoo: Ueno Zoo Christopher Harley When you want to go to a zoo in the Tokyo area, your best option is Ueno Zoo. Located in Ueno Park quite close to the station...
Culture Komaba Park, a green gem in Tokyo Sue Ann Kunath In a quiet residential neighborhood of Meguro-ku lies a wonderful and peaceful patch of green that is called Komaba Park, an ...
Culture Shiba Zojo-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Shiba Zojo-ji (増上寺) is located in the center of Tokyo, next to the Tokyo Tower, and only 500 meters distance from cool, ex...
12 Culture The Jizo Statues of Zojo-ji Temple Larry Knipfing For me, the most beautiful, saddest and unique part of Zojo-ji Temple is the rows and rows of clothed and decorated jizo statues