Culture Higashi Ward Sports Festival Kenji Chida Higashi Wars Sports Festival is an annual event that has been running for 60 years.
Activities Le Petit Prince PA at Yorii Rufus Starbuck A PA off the Kanetsu Expressway themed after Le Petit Prince and done up as a quaint little French service station.
12 Shopping Browse Through Yanaka Ginza in Taito-ku R A A charming, traditional Japanese shopping street in the heart of Tokyo. Just stroll around, get a bite and buy some souvenirs...
Activities Suspension Bridges of the Sumatakyo Bryan Baier Rickety (but safe) wire suspension bridges in the beautiful Sumatakyo Gorge. They'll have you thinking of and feeling like In...
Culture Manazuru's Mitsu-ishi (Three Rocks) Tomoko Kamishima Mitsu-ishi, (the Three Rocks) is located at Cape Manazuru. Three large, sacred rocks sit in the sea, very close to shore. The...
6 Shopping Tokyo Skytree Solamachi Mall R A The new Tokyo Skytree Solamachi mall breathes new life into the historical old downtown Shitamachi district of Tokyo. Dubbed ...
Culture Cherry Blossoms at Shukugawa Park Ben Humphreys At Shukugawa, experience nature with the beautiful cherry blossoms in spring. All you need is a picnic sheet, some snacks an...
Culture Exploring Meiji Shrine Michael Kaplan Meiji Jingu is an impressive shrine constructed in honor of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken who ruled Japan during the early...
Culture 500 Yen Boat Ride, Tochigi City Stacy Kurokawa On a sunny Sunday morning in September our family went for a walk along the Uzuma River in Tochigi City and much to our delig...
Culture Japanese Tea Experience in Odawara David Maher Enjoy strolling through the quiet Matsunaga Estate in Odawara, viewing the lush grounds, multiple teahouses, and a former res...