8 Culture Springtime Glimpses of Zojoji Kim Bergström Zojoji Temple in the spring is bright and colorful, with a mix of tradition and modernity on display. The grounds have a numb...
7 Culture Peonies at Kisshoin Temple Elizabeth S Kisshoin Temple a short walk from Kashiwatanaka Station on the Tsukuba Express Line displays 100 peony plants under paper par...
8 Activities Nerima Children's Forest (Kodomonomori) Sherilyn Siy Kodonomori is a farm converted into a play space. Fruit and vegetables are still grown but most of the space is dirt, not con...
Culture Satoyama Garden Cathy Cawood Enjoy mass plantings of flowers at Satoyama Garden in Yokohama. Part of the Yokohama Garden Necklace project, the garden is g...
8 Culture Tokaen Wisteria Garden Elizabeth S Tokaen in Kasukabe City is renowned for ancient wisteria said to be planted by Buddhist sage Kobo Daishi.1000 year old vines ...
6 Food Kanamachi Seimen Elizabeth S Kanamachi Seimen in front of Keisei Kanamachi Station is a hybrid “tachinomi izakaya”, a standing tavern, and a ramen shop. T...
Culture Yagiri Crossing on the Edo River Elizabeth S The Yagiri crossing of the Edo River served the farmers who came from the eastern edge of old Edo to work the fields on the o...
6 Activities Kitanomaru Park in Spring Sherilyn Siy The Kitanomaru Park (including the Nippon Budokan and the Chidorigafuchi boating area) is part of the Imperial Palace grounds...
VR Ninja Dojo Sarah Koh VR Ninja Dojo is a new VR experience in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. It offers ninja training and a fight in a VR setting. The concep...
6 Culture 400 Year Old Sakura Sherilyn Siy At the Koma Shrine in Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, a weeping variety of cherry blossom about 25 meters tall and believed ...
