Area Kusatsu Onsen Jay Lim Kusatsu is known for its hot spring resorts, one of Japan’s top three hot springs, along with Gero Onsen in Gifu, and Arima O...
11 Hiranosato Summer Festival Kaitlynn Scannell The Hiranosato Summer Festival announces the coming of mid-summer in Osaka city. It is the largest float festival with nine f...
Accommodation Toyoko Inn Tennozu Isle Shinagawa Bonson Lam Toyoko Inn Shinagawa Tennozu Isle is one of the “deluxe” versions of this hotel chain. So besides the beer garden and courtya...
Nightlife Tokyo Coffee Part 1 Mickey Hoyle The first part in a series in which I search for the best possible coffee in Tokyo.
Activities Makuyama Park's Plum Blossoms 2027 Larry Knipfing Makuyama Park features a mountainside covered by thousands of plum trees (and a festival) that when in full bloom in February...
Activities Fudo Waterfall Justin Dart Deep in Tsukechi Gorge is a waterfall called “Fudo taki”; the “unmoving waterfall”. How can a moving object so beautiful be “...
Culture Hikarigaoka Park Ash Hikarigaoka now is an area filled with so much greenery, it seems a world removed from the rest of Tokyo.
Food Tom and Jerry Come to Tully's Coffee Kim Bergström Tully's Coffee is launching a limited-time collaboration with the long-running animated series Tom and Jerry at stores across...
Culture Pokémon Card Game TOKYO LUMINOUS NIGHT 2026 Kim Bergström Beginning March 20th, visitors to Japan can experience Pokémon Card Game TOKYO LUMINOUS NIGHT, a large-scale visual spectacle...
Food Blé Doré Restaurant in Hayama Jessica A Paje Blé Doré In Hayama Town offers a Morning Time menu that will have you coming back for more! 1,200 yen for all-you-can-eat bre...
