Culture Chasing Cherry Blossoms Audrey Foo The Japanese go insane over cherry blossom season and now I know why. Here's what it's like to do hanami in Japan.
Culture Mindfulness and the Way of Incense Scott Brause A workshop of the Shino School of kodo, the Way of Incense, offers a fine introduction to Japanese history, culture and spiri...
Activities Shizuoka's Green Tea Cathy Cawood Shizuoka Prefecture is a great place to visit tea farms and factories and learn more about green tea. 40 percent of Japan’s t...
Food Tsuta Ramen: Michelin-starred Ramen in Tokyo Tom Roseveare Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta is an award-winning ramen shop based in Tokyo's Yoyogi-Uehara district. It was awarded a coveted ...
Food Breakfast with Ichiju Sansai Aude Beaumond Traditional Japanese cuisine—washoku—has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2013. For...
Beauty & Spa Is Food Produced in Fukushima Safe? Sarah Chaney Food safety is a common concern in Fukushima Prefecture after the March 2011 nuclear disaster. Read about my experience touri...
Shopping AEON Mall Makuhari New City Chiba Jessica A Paje AEON Mall at Makuhari New City is Chiba City's first large scale shopping center comprised of four “lifestyle” malls: Active ...
Culture Yuzen Silk Dyeing Rey Waters The tradition of dyeing formal kimonos. A class with step by step instructions from a professional Kimono maker.
A Special Exhibition "The NINJA - Who Were They?" 2016 Japan Travel Miraikan, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Odaiba, launched its latest major exhibition dedicated to all t...
Planning Getting a Tattoo in Japan Serena Ogawa The history of tattooing in Japan is a long one--and so is the taboo associated with them. So why should you opt to get a tat...
