Transportation Japan's Best Train Trips Kim Bergström Condé Nast releases their Reader's Choice Awards every year, where thousands of their subscribers participate in a travel sur...
Beauty & Spa Aoshima's Hidden Japanese Garden Iain Stanley In the prefecture of Miyazaki, Aoshima's hidden Japanese garden will take you to a traditional Japanese world full of kimonos...
Activities Kozushima—Stargazing on Tokyo’s Dark Sky Island Tom Fay One of Tokyo’s best-kept secrets, Kozushima is a little-visited island getaway 45 minutes by plane or a minimum of 4 hours by...
Culture Tokyo Tea Fair 2023 Kim Bergström Under the theme of "Japanese tea, new discoveries," the Tokyo Tea Fair at Nihonbashi's Menshō Kaikan exhibition venue aims to...
Food Misokatsu Yabaton Amanda Ho One of Nagoya’s food specialities is miso katsu (pork cutlet with thick miso sauce). There are many shops in Nagoya, and one ...
Area Amakusa Ignatius Koh Amakusa is a set of islands made up of two larger ones called Kamishima and Shimoshima and numerous smaller ones. It is fille...
Transportation Takamatsu to Kobe Ferry Bonson Lam There are several day and evening ferries making the four hour trip between Takamatsu and Kobe, with the day trips also stopp...
Accommodation TAOYA Nasu Shiobara Tom Roseveare TAOYA Nasu Shiobara is a modern hot spring resort nestled in the leafy valleys of nature-rich Shiobara, part of the Nikko Nat...
19 Food Umi to Cafe Kazumi Shigematsu On Kashima Island in Japan's Ehime prefecture awaits a quirky and rustic cafe and rest area, where you can relax the day away.
