Activities Swan Lake Akio Negishi One of the best places to see the sunset is in Tatebayashi city, Gunma. It is called Tatara-numa, now it becomes the place to...
Food Café Restaurant Yama-Boushi Akio Negishi Genuine food, a nice view, and a friendly shop owner; you can get them all at cafe restaurant Yama-Boushi.
Culture Explore Nakano Broadway Peter Sidell Nakano Broadway in Tokyo boasts scores of "otaku" stores all under one roof, selling manga and anime, dolls, toys, costumes, ...
Culture Kita-kamakura’s Jochi-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Located deep in the forest in Kita-kamakura. Here is the best place for you to feel the true atmosphere of Zen simplicity.
Area Odawara Larry Knipfing Odawara is a town situated on Sagami Bay along the Tokaido Line coast, fairly close to Mt. Fuji. It is best know for the beau...
Accommodation Hakone's 350 Year-old Ichino-yu Inn Tomoko Kamishima I stayed at their oldest inn, Ichino-yu Honkan (一の湯本館) in mid winter. It is the best season to see snow covered Mt. Fuji...
Activities Sumo at Ryogoku Kokugikan Abi Barber Discover Japan's national sport at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Soak up the atmosphere as the world's top sumo wrestlers b...
Shopping Yokosuka's Dobuita Street Abby Rodriguez Dobuita is one of the famous Yokosuka scenes that I enjoy visiting every now and then because it is completely different duri...
Activities Nokogiri-yama, Chiba Ron Tanno Nokogiri-yama forms the boundary between the Kazusa and Awa areas of Chiba's Boso Peninsula, and it offers amazing cliff view...
Activities Royal Wing Yokohama Bay Cruise Tomoko Kamishima Although there are several cruising tours in Yokohama, I would love to introduce the cruise that has the most fantastic ship—...