Activities Sumida Park Cherry Blossom Festival Manish Prabhune Sumida Park, river side blossoms and night-time illumination near Asakusa. Wonderful, wonderful cherry blossom season!
15 Shopping Japan's Famous Food Basements Richard Kirchner A look inside one of Japan's famous department store food basements or Depachika
Culture Ginza: New Kabuki-za's box seats Takako Sakamoto Kabuki is one of the traditional Japanese performing arts which has over 400-year history. I would highly recommend you try i...
Food Yellow Company Soup Curry Todd Wojnowski Yellow Company restaurant brings Hokkaido-style soup curry to Ebisu, in Tokyo. For a regional treat and the best veggies arou...
13 Culture The Beauty of Afuri Jinja Shrine Larry Knipfing Afuri Jina Shrine, located on Mt. Oyama in Kanagawa Prefecture was once a popular pilgrimage destination in Japan's Edo era. ...
7 Culture Mount Fuji in the Big City Manish Prabhune Wakasu Park, a campground in the Koto ward of Tokyo is a well known spot for beautiful views of Mount Fuji in winter and autu...
11 Culture Oyama Dera Temple's Unique Statues Larry Knipfing Everywhere you go on Mt. Oyama, you can find Buddhist and Shinto statues, some quite old and some quite beautiful.
11 Culture Snowfall in Ginza Manish Prabhune Snowfall in Tokyo is rare and it usually does not happen more than once a year. This photo story captures the relatively dese...
8 Culture Mukojima Hyakka-en Garden Manish Prabhune Plum blossoms in late February and early March precede the more mainstream and famous cherry blossom season. Personally I pre...
Culture Philatelic Museum, Mejiro, Tokyo Mary Kawai Postage stamp fans can view exhibits and enlarge their collections here.
