8 Culture Tokyo Station Covered in Snow Manish Prabhune Tokyo Station's renovated look has been attracting quite some crowds for the architectural beauty which was restored in 2012....
12 Culture Chatodera Temple, Oyama Larry Knipfing There is actually a lot in the Oyama area to see, including the small, slightly out of the way, Chato-dera Temple.
13 Culture To-ji Temple: Symbol of Kyoto Larry Knipfing To-ji Temple, Kyoto: There is something powerful and foreboding yet beautiful in its appearance.
Food The Costco at Shinmisato Andrew Kehoe Costco in Shinmisato is a true example of real American pizza and a total bargain at that. ¥1450 puts a large pizza in your h...
Food Kimuraya Bakery, Ginza Peter Lin Kimuraya bakery in Ginza is the birthplace of anpan and reportedly the oldest and first Western style bakery in Japan.
Beauty & Spa Furofushi Onsen Justin Velgus Furofushi Onsen is a hot spring located in Fukaura Town, Aomori Prefecture. It is famous for being right at the edge of the S...
Activities Gajumaru Banyan Garden, Yakushima Peter Sidell On the rainforest island Yakushima in Japan's Kagoshima prefecture, Gajumaru Banyan Garden is a miniature forest of banyan tr...
Food Kazan Stonebowl Ramen, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Kazan is a chain restaurant. The name, Kazan, means volcano. At Kazan, your ramen cooks right in front of you in a heated sto...
Transportation The Kagoshima-Yakushima Ferry Peter Sidell The cheapest way to reach Japan's rainforest island of Yakushima from Kagoshima on Kyushu is the daily car ferry, which has a...
Nightlife Shunsai Tokitei Izakaya, Miyanoura Peter Sidell In Miyanoura on the rainforest island Yakushima, south of Kagoshima on Japan's Kyushu island, Shunsai Tokitei is a fun, livel...
