9 Kyoto’s Higashi Honganji Irma Syahriar Higashi Honganji is both a temple and a mausoleum for one of the remarkable figures in the history of Japanese Buddhism.
12 Shopping Antique Hunting at Oedo Antique Market Irma Syahriar Sunday is a perfect day for antique hunting at Oedo Antique Market, Tokyo
Activities UCC Coffee Museum in Kobe Christie Petrakopoulou UCC Coffee Museum in Kobe: A place that every coffee lover must visit
Culture Musee Hamaguchi Yozo Peter Sidell Musee Hamaguchi Yozo is a small but fascinating museum in central Tokyo dedicated to mezzotint prints.
7 Gassho Folk Village in Autumn Mandy Bartok Come to Gassho Folk Park in Gero Onsen in the autumn, when the fiery maples frame thatched roof houses.
Beauty & Spa Gassho Folk Village of Gero Onsen Mandy Bartok Gero Onsen's Gassho Folk Village is like visiting Shirakawa-go in miniature, with thatched roof homes relocated from the well...
Kamikochi: Hiking along Azusa River Tomoko Kamishima On a crisp, clear morning in early October, we walked along the Azusa River up to Myojin. The views along the forest trail we...
Nightlife History of Kyoto's Gion 3 Shozo Fujii What should you do if you want to enjoy the teahouses but don't have someone to introduce you? The Okini Kyoto Traditional Ar...
7 Feast of Hida Masayoshi Hirose I enjoyed a feast at a rural Japanese onsen hotel in Okuhida Village in Gifu prefecture. Everything was just delicious!
Activities Christmas Illumination in Harajuku 2026-2027 Christie Petrakopoulou Beautiful Christmas Illumination at Tokyu Plaza's Harajuku Omotesando rooftop: Christmas Preparations at Tokyo’s Fashion hot ...