12 Activities Fukushima's Janohana Garden Sandra Isaka Janohana is a lovely garden park in central Fukushima where, from season to season, visitors can enjoy a variety of different...
15 Culture Coming of Age Day at Meiji Jingu George Popescu Coming of Age Day at Meiji Jingu in Tokyo.
Culture Shizuoka Street Performance Festa! Peter Sidell For four days at the start of November, Shizuoka in central Japan plays host to an exuberant festival of street performance.
10 Nightlife Living Room Cafe Kasia Szumna Live music venue at the heart of Shibuya. Living Room by eplus combines art, great food, and music.
Food Sake and Temperature Fiona Yoshitake Sake can be enjoyed at a wide variety of temperatures. Even small temperature differences can create subtle variations in the...
Activities Kakegawa Bird Park Peter Sidell In Kakegawa in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Kachou-en Bird Park is a fun half day out, with penguins, toucans, owls, flamingo...
Shopping A Star Wars Christmas in Tokyo Serena Ogawa Experience Star Wars to the max this Christmas. Try out this limited-time Star Wars cafe and holiday-themed character displays.
13 Culture Majestic Monuments on Horseback Elena Lisina Japan's equestrian monuments seem rare but they are raised in memory of some of Japan's most outstanding people, famed for th...
Culture Samurai in Tokyo Sleiman Azizi Tokyo is filled with memorials to its samurai heritage. Famous and not so famous reminders of Japan's warriors are easily acc...
