Shopping Nitori Shop Amanda Ho Nitori is the IKEA of Japan selling affordable furniture and interior goods. With more than three hundred stores in Japan, an...
Culture A Day Tour of Shizuoka’s Best Elle Harris A designer day tour of Shizuoka in central Japan. A lovely day trip that included a nights stay at Hotel Century, a ride on N...
9 Accommodation Bessho Onsen's Ryokan Katsuraso Sandra Isaka Lovely family-run hot springs ryokan in central Bessho Onsen, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture. Amazing home-cooked kaiseki meals usi...
Culture Niigata Fireworks Festival 2026 Bonson Lam As with many summer festivals, the highlight of the Niigata Festival is the fireworks in the evening over the river. On Frida...
Culture Shimada Obi Festival 2026 Illaura Rossiter Shimada, Shizuoka is home to one of Japan's three most unusual festivals, the Obi Festival, which takes place only once every...
Activities Yudanaka Shibu Onsen Elena Lisina Yudanaka Shibu Onsen is a historic town famous for its hot spring water. It's a good place for short vacation.
Activities Three Days Along Kisoji’s Nakasendo Trail (Day 2) Marie Guirao Day two from our a three-day trip to the Kiso Valley along the Nakasendo to take in some of its key sights.
Food Marugen Ramen Amanda Ho Marugen Ramen is a ramen chain found mainly on Honshu, with a few outlets in Shikoku. The speciality here is the feremented s...
7 Food International Food in Osu Amanda Ho Osu shopping district has a vast array of food, so filling up one's stomach was definitely unavoidable. Not only there was a ...
