Culture Tokyo Tower Beer Festival 2023 Kim Bergström Numerous beer festivals take place across Japan throughout the year, but if you're after one with an iconic view be sure to c...
Culture Awaji Hanasajiki Park Cathy Cawood Beautiful flower park Awaji Hanasajiki has mass plantings of various flowers throughout the year.
Culture Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum Kylie Plester The Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum is an interesting and confronting museum to learn about the Great Kanto Earthquake...
Activities Sankyozawa Bicycle Safety Park Justin Velgus Sankyozawa Bicycle Safety Park is a free and safe place for children to practice riding a bicycle and learn traffic rules in ...
8 Culture Kamakura Camera - The Great Buddha Peter Oxley The author takes a look at the Great Buddha in its historical and cultural context to give you a deeper appreciation of this ...
Culture Akita: Art and Culture Veronica Carnevale Located in Japan’s northern Tohoku region, Akita is renowned for its natural beauty, rejuvenating hot springs, delectable cui...
Culture Memorable Matsuyama Arlene Bastion Matsuyama has a lot of impressive and memorable attractions, but what prevails is really its air of unpretentious simplicity.
Activities Cycling Tsuchiura Tom Roseveare Shimanami Kaido is one of Japan's most popular cycling routes. The Shimanami Inland Sea is a network of bridges and lanes tha...
Activities Visiting Lovely Mount Mitake Scott Brause Ninety minutes or so west of central Tokyo, Mount Mitake is set in the beautiful Okutama mountains. Take a funicular railway ...
Culture Nozaki, the Abandoned Island Denes Perlaky Nozaki Island is part of Ojika town (Nagasaki Prefecture), which consists of 17 islands, with the main island bearing the nam...