Activities A Self-Guided Day in Ikebukuro Serena Ogawa Ikebukuro is a lively area of Tokyo that often gets overlooked in favor of its popular neighbors. However, with dozens of opt...
11 Culture Hikawa Shrine Sophia Warren Hikawa Jinja in Saitama is Omiya's main shrine is only a ten minute walk from Kita-Omiya, and about a twenty minute walk from...
10 Culture Seigan-ji Temple in Utsunomiya Peter Sidell Not far from Utsunomiya station in Japan's Tochigi prefecture, Seigan-ji is a peaceful Buddhist temple with a range of intere...
6 Culture Ark Hills Cafe Jazz Festival Olga Ark Hills Cafe Jazz Festival is a fun experience in Roppongi Itchome with good people and good music
14 Culture Mino Kabuki Museum Aioiza Preethu Kabuki is a traditional drama of Japan. All Kabuki roles, male and female were played by men. The artists were using so many ...
8 Culture Two Days in Kanazawa Grant Casey For those interested in traveling to Kanazawa by train, bus, or plane, here is a two day itinerary with a guide to sightseein...
Planning Tokyo's Minato City Ward Sleiman Azizi One of the 23 wards making up Tokyo, Minato City features an impressive array of parks, shrines, galleries and landmarks to v...
Food ADRIFT by David Myers Michael B Drawing culinary inspiration from Basque and Catalonia, this high end Spanish restaurant in downtown Tokyo delivers memorable...
Accommodation The Tea-themed Hotel 1899 Tokyo Sarah Koh Learn more about the newly opened Hotel 1899 Tokyo, a hotel that is centered around the Japanese tea experience while providi...
Nightlife Gujo-Hachiman O-bon Dance Festival Sonia Schlesinger The crowds, the costumes, the cafes: some travel to Japan for the suffocating crowds, Harajuku fashions, and tiny cafes and b...
