8 Shopping Betty Smith Jeans Judith Mikami Betty Smith Jeans Company can be found in Kojima Town, Kurashiki City. Part of the family who first brought jeans to Japan. W...
7 Activities Zao is Snow Monster Paradise Josef Diermair One ski place I like a lot is Zao. Located in the north, on the border between Yamagata Prefectureand Miyagi Prefecture, it's...
11 Culture Gegege no Kitaro Judith Mikami Mizuki Shigeru is considered one of Japan's most talented anime artists. Born in Tottori prefecture, in the port town of Sak...
Activities Japan Football Museum, Tokyo Aric Denfield For football lovers or for those with an interest in J-League and the national team, the slightly quirky Japan Football Museu...
Activities Minatomirai: Yokohama Museum of Art Kyle Hedlund Yokohama Museum of Art is made up of a total of seven gallery spaces, as well as an Art Information and Media Center and many...
Food Ivy House Restaurant Anonymous Ivy House restaurant beside the Seto Inland Sea offers curry, pizza, hamburgers and coffee. The view from the windows is spec...
11 Activities Ice Monsters in Zao Onsen Nicole Bauer Every winter, in the well-known ski resort Zao Onsen in Yamagata Prefecture, you can witness the creation of the very rare an...
Activities Experiencing Fuji Rock Rufus Starbuck The Fuji Rock Festival started in 1997 on the slopes of Mt Fuji when the Red Hot Chilli Peppers were forced off the stage by ...
14 Culture The Straw Ropes of Kashima Futami Anonymous In early May, the straw rope between the twin rocks off Kashima Island is replaced. Spectators in fishing boats swarm around ...
Activities Hanazono Ski Area, Niseko Nicole Bauer Hanazono is the most recently developed part within Niseko United ski area, offering superb powder snow, perfectly groomed sl...
