12 Culture Senso-ji Temple at Asakusa Yoshiko Toyama Senso-ji is one of the oldest temples in Tokyo. Since the beginning of the Edo era, many people come here. The New Year's hol...
6 Food Mooncake Etsuko Yamada Do you like the Chinese sweets called Moon Cake? I recommend that you buy them during the mid-autumn festival season in Yokoh...
10 Culture Tokyo no Kage: Shadows in the City Allan Murphy "Drinking from an empty cup" is a Zen koan, a phrase to meditate on, along the lines of having something that isn't there. To...
18 Culture Tokyo Game Show: 2013 Report Hannah Warren Tokyo Game Show is the largest annual gaming convention in Asia. In 2013 it attracted a record number of exhibitions by 352 o...
9 Culture Itabashi festival Shehzad Lokhandwalla Japan has many street festivals in which a particular area of the city is set up with several attractions like stalls that se...
10 Culture Matsunaga Memorial Estate Shehzad Lokhandwalla Get the opportunity to see how the Japanese elite lived
Culture Kamakura Kencho-ji Temple in Spring Tomoko Kamishima Kencho-ji Temple was established as the first Zen-only training monastery in Japan starting in the late 1200s. In those days,...
Culture Ryogoku Tour Takane Shoji Looking to travel to the home of Japan’s largest sumo wrestling stadium? Perhaps this suggested tour may enhance your visit!
Culture The Kaiju Diet Armand Vaquer Japan's national capital building has a great history which has been enhanced by its appearance in several giant monster movies.
Activities Oiso Hiking Course Todd Wojnowski The Oiso Hiking Course is a beautiful, easy hike in Kanagawa. It runs along the top of several mountains, and includes beauti...
