15 Gion Matsuri Nights Cathy Cawood See Gion Festival floats and enjoy food and amusement stalls in the streets of Kyoto for three nights
Activities 5 Pro Baseball Teams Around Tokyo Todd Wojnowski The Tokyo area has 5 teams in Japan's professional circuit, each with its own personality and style. Here is a preview of all...
14 Ultimate Guide to Osaka Castle: 07 Takako Sakamoto Osaka Castle 7: Main tower of Osaka Castle; the open space in front of it has the 'Kinzo Storehouse', beautiful stones and a ...
Food Bridge New York Coffee Bryan Baier Authentic New York Bagels, coffee, tea, cookies and other goodies in Niigata
Yasaka Shrine After Dark Michael Williams Whilst most shrines close at night, Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto stays open at all times. By being open at night, the shrine lights...
Activities 33 Kannon Temple Pilgrimage Sendai Justin Velgus 33 Daikannon Temples were built by the fourth generation leader of the Date clan in Sendai. Although the pilgrimage route is ...
14 Ultimate Guide to Osaka Castle: 04 Takako Sakamoto Osaka Castle 4: This takes you from Gokurakubashi Bridge to 'Marked Stones Square' and the bullet marks on surface of stone w...
Nishiki Market in Kyoto Michael Williams Known as Kyoto's Kitchen, Nishiki Market is a long street full of various vendors. Food, gifts and even cookware can be bough...
Sumiyoshi-taisha in Osaka Michael Williams Sumiyoshi is a place with two beautiful sights just near each other. Turning left out of Sumiyoshi Taisha station will take y...
Planning Futako-Tamagawa: Child-Friendly Tokyo Kate Neath Five reasons to visit Tokyo's Futako-Tamagawa neighborhood with your kids
