Exploring Sakitama Kofun Park Scott Brause Sakitama Kofun Park is perhaps the best introduction to Japan's ancient Yamato culture. Its burial mounds have provided clear...
Food Kaneko Hannosuke Nihonbashi Tendon Sherilyn Siy A small tempura shop in Nihonbashi that can seat 20 people at a time boasts of lines at average 1.5 hours waiting time (some ...
Food Sushi no Midori Shibuya Mark Asao 'Sushi no Midori Shibuya' is a great place for sushi. Always busy but quick, efficient and delicious.
Food Nataraj Indian Restaurant in Ginza Peter Sidell In Ginza in the heart of Tokyo, Nataraj is a stylish Indian restaurant serving affordable, authentic vegetarian and vegan cur...
7 Food Kagetsurou Sherilyn Siy Tucked away in a small street a few blocks from Tsuchiura Station is a restaurant that specializes in local, regional and sea...
8 Food Tsukuba's Gourmet Handmade Soba Sherilyn Siy I always said that the best soba I have ever had is soba made from newly harvested buckwheat that you can only eat once a yea...
Activities Hakone: A Cautionary Tale Amanda Brattebo The story of a spontaneous day trip turned disaster.
Culture Tsuchiura’s Kura Storehouses Elizabeth S Tsuchiura City’s preserved Edo Period storehouses are grouped around the former Mito Kaido post road. Open to the public free...
Nightlife Shibuya Crossing Todd Wojnowski Shibuya Crossing is a world famous and iconic intersection in Shibuya, Tokyo. The scramble is famous for being the busiest cr...
