6 Shopping Ogaki Shoten Karasuma Oike Kyoto Bonson Lam The Ogaki Shoten Book, Magazine and Stationery Store has been a Kyoto Institution since 1942, with over 10 branches in this c...
Culture Morioka Autumn Festival 2026 Chris Barnes Each year in September, the streets of Morioka come alive to celebrate the arrival of Autumn. The Morioka Aki Matsuri of the ...
12 Culture Former Numata Family Residence Chris Barnes The Former Numata Family Samurai Residence is located in the centre of Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture. In the latter half ...
11 Culture Tsuriyama Park Chris Barnes Tsuriyama Park is a nice hillside park located in Ichinoseki City. The park is one of the most popular cherry blossom viewing...
8 Activities Yugendo Cave Chris Barnes Yugendo Cave is a limestone cave located in Higashiyama Town, Iwate Prefecture. The cave has a layer from the mid-Paleozoic e...
7 Activities Nakanoshima Island John Carter Located in the Kita-ku area of the city, the 3 km island divides the Kyu-yodo River into the Tosabori and Dojima rivers.
7 Culture Visiting Odawara Castle Shehzad Lokhandwalla Built in the 1400s by Hojo Soun, Odawara Castle was taken down in the 1800s, then reconstructed in 1960 and remains today.
Culture Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo Peter Sidell In Tokyo's Marunouchi business district, the Mitsubishi Ichigokan is an art museum in a faithful reconstruction of the city's...
Food Holly's Cafe Karin Wu When you’re in the Kansai area and need a quick coffee break, look for Holly’s Café. It’s a café chain that is located specif...
Food Iyemon Salon Cafe Karasuma Sanjo Bonson Lam Wanting a light meal, but somewhere more upmarket than a small booth at a 1970’s kissaten? The Iyemon Salon Café is a tea hou...
