Shopping Namaste India! Varsha Vaswati 'Incredible India' – says the welcoming archway, best describes the essence of 'Namaste India' the 2-day long annual Indian f...
Culture Ueno Park, Taito-ku Michael Kaplan Ueno Park is a large public space located in central Tokyo, and one of the first public parks in Japan.
Activities Oni-oshi-dashi, Nagano/Gunma Peter Sidell Near the resort of Karuizawa in Japan's Nagano prefecture, Onioshidashi is a fascinatingly strange, rugged landscape, formed ...
Activities Biwa Waterfall Trail, Mount Takao Catherine Hagar Biwa Waterfall Trail is a great hike on Mount Takao that follows a stream to the top of the mountain. The water keeps you coo...
Food Far East Kitchen, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa At Utsunomiya's Far East Cafe, the staff smiles, and the desserts and shaved ice (kaki gori) made our visit delightful.
Culture Nikko’s Kanman-ga-fuchi Walk Tomoko Kamishima There is a great, short walking course in Nikko that leads to the deep Kanman-gafuchi gulch on the Daiya River. It starts fro...
Culture Sheng Tian Gong Temple (Seitenkyū) Todd Wojnowski Sakado City is home to the ornate Sheng Tian Gong, a Taiwanese/Chinese Taoist temple unlike any other in Japan
Food The Drunken Duck in Mito City Anonymous The Drunken Duck, one of the best places to eat or drink in Ibaraki, is located in Mito City (as well as a second location in...
Culture Hokoku-ji Temple, Kamakura Clifford Bernstein Hokokuji Temple in Kamakura, famous as the resting place of the Ashikaga Shogun and its elegant bamboo forest.
Nightlife Yokohama's Jazz Bar Far Out Peter Sidell Close to Kannai station in central Yokohama, Jazz Bar Far Out has nightly performances in a laid-back atmosphere, to enjoy ov...
