10 Culture Kamakura’s Zuisen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Zuisen-ji Temple has a Zen rock garden designed by Muso Soseki who was not only a high level Zen Buddhist monk but also a Zen...
8 Activities Hanegi Park, Umegaoka Nicole Bauer Hanegi Park, a small public park in western Tokyo, is a prime spot for plum blossom viewing.
Culture Fukuda Kilns Elysse Hurtado Fukuda Kiln is one of Kasama’s many intrepid solo kilns, currently run by the 12th generation of the family and covering a sp...
Activities Motegi Michi no Eki Stacy Kurokawa Michi no Eki, or Japanese road stations, have become quite popular. In Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, find good ice-cream, see t...
Food Yamate Juban-kan French Restaurant Tomoko Kamishima Yamate Juban-kan is a good place to have a break during the stroll in Yokohama Yamate.
Culture Yokohama's Yamate No.111 Tomoko Kamishima The original owner of Yamate No. 111 was John Edward Laffin (a half Japanese, half American, who managed a shipping company a...
Food Seoul Ichiba: Korean Food Goods Christopher McLean Within Shinjuku's own Shin-Okubo, the Seoul Ichiba market offers a large variety of quality Korean food supplies, samples, fr...
Activities Oiso's Pacific Coastal Bike Trail Christopher McLean An accessible, relaxing coastal bike trail.
7 Activities Umi no Hi (Ocean Day) at Odaiba Manish Prabhune Odaiba is set in a wonderful light using paper lanterns, which are lit up by citizen volunteers every year on the third Monda...
