Activities Things to Do During Japan's Rainy Season Kim Bergström Japan is one of many countries that experiences a rainy season, and this typically begins in the Tokyo area in early to mid J...
34 Culture Exploring Enoshima Elena Lisina Enoshima is quite famous as a tourist spot, but during the week it’s a pleasant place to get out of the city. Just walking ar...
Culture Yajiro Kokeshi Mura Elena Lisina Yajiro Kokeshi Mura is an interesting place where one can watch the process of making a Kokeshi doll and also learn about its...
11 Culture A Bottle of Barley Shochu Scott Brause Two Friends Travel to the Samurai Town of Mameda-machi, in Remembrance of a Departed Sensei.
Food Guilt-free Savours in Ginza with 2foods Sébastien Duval Feast on the creations of 2foods: Christmas menu, 2024 Top 3, unique dishes using new plant-based egg/cheese… Whether you lun...
13 Amateur Sumo Tournament in Tohoku Sarah Chaney We were invited into the mountains of Fukushima Prefecture to join the locals in an amateur sumo tournament. Some of us parti...
Culture Exploring the Wild East - Culture and Cuisine Pete Leong Arriving in Hokkaido in early autumn, the cool fresh air immediately struck me after exiting the Memambetsu Airport—a welcome...
Culture Meiji University Museum Sarah Koh Meiji University Museum makes a good hangout to delve into various branches of history, from traditional artifacts and their ...
Culture Views From Caretta Shiodome Nathan Meyers While many will immediately default to the more popular Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bui...
Culture Shirakane Ishigura Museum Kathryn Wortley In Aira, near Kagoshima Airport, Shirakane Shuzou Co., Ltd. has been distilling shochu at its family ishigura (stone storage ...
