Food Irohado – The Best Oyaki in Nagano Jade Barham Irohado in Nagano's Kinasa Village serve delicious home-made oyaki (stuffed vegetable dumplings) in their beautifully preserv...
12 Transportation Hakone Tozan Railway Switchback Jessica A Paje A mountain-climbing train in Hakone that transports passengers up & down the single track along the lush, steep terrain. Uniq...
Activities Canyoning in Yamanashi Rufus Starbuck Huge waterfalls, big jumps and fast, whitewater slides out in the mountains of Yamanashi. A day expedition to explore a remot...
Activities Streetcar Festival in Hiroshima 2024 Paul Walsh The Hiroshima Electric Railway Co, or Hiroden, opens up the yard next to its headquarters in Hiroshima’s Senda-machi to the p...
Activities Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands Masato Kitamura The Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (Hakone Shisseikaen) is located within the Fuji Hakone Izu National Park, just a litt...
11 Activities Kamakura-ko Lakeside Walking Tomoko Kamishima Kamakura-ko Lake is a small hidden treasure. A gently rolling path makes a circuit of this man-made lake, and it’s a pleasant...
Transportation Shin-Ōkubo Station Ran Matsumoto Compared to neighboring Shinjuku Station only two minutes away, Shin-Ōkubo Station is relatively small, with just one exit an...
12 Culture Hangesho Fan Boutique Kyoto Bonson Lam Unique opportunity of a lifetime to step back to Edo period with fan tossing (Tosenkyo) game with junior Geisha (Maiko) plus ...
11 Food Breakfast at "bills" Shichirigahama Jessica A Paje With four locations in Japan, "bills" Shichirigahama in Kamakura offers a fantastic classic menu created by Bill Granger, a S...
Accommodation Bansuitei Ikoiso Ryokan Sendai Justin Velgus Bansuitei Ikoiso Ryokan is a Japanese style hotel located on a quiet corner in the heart of Sendai city. It has been in busin...