Accommodation Tennoji Miyako Hotel Osaka Bonson Lam In the midst of the modern face of Tennoji is Miyako Hotel, part of the Miyako group which has sister hotels in the parklands...
Nightlife Sam’s Irish Pub & Hotori Tei Café Tristan Scholze Irish pub and Japanese garden cafe in a small-town Japanese castle district old samurai-style home
Activities Walking Across Tokyo Gate Bridge Manish Prabhune The new Tokyo Gate Bridge has a pedestrian walkway that offers beautiful views of the Tokyo Bay area.
9 Activities Unspoiled Paradise Ishigaki Island Nicole Bauer Ishigaki Island in Okinawa surprises with crystal clear waters and white beaches. It's an unspoiled paradise in the middle of...
Food Iwamura, Miyajima Paul Walsh Delicious noodle and rice bowl dishes featuring Miyajima's famous oysters and conger eel on the Omotesando shopping street.
Culture Showa Kinen Park Flower Festival Todd Wojnowski The Showa Kinen Park in Tachikawa, Tokyo hosts the incredibly beautiful spring Flower Festival. Colors, scents and designs st...
7 Culture Kobe Chinatown Streets by Night Manish Prabhune Sodium lamps on silent streets of Motomachi Chinatown in Kobe create an intriguing oriental feel in the semi darkness.
Activities Walking Across the Rainbow Bridge Manish Prabhune Walking over the Rainbow bridge in the evening offers stunning views of the city, which cannot be enjoyed the same way in the...
Culture Kaisei-machi Ajisai Matsuri Sandra Isaka Kaisei-machi's Ajisai Matsuri, usually held in the second week of June, is a wonderful festival of hydrangea, newly planted r...
7 Culture Sayama Park and Lake Tama Brian Wood-Koiwa Sayama park forms the eastern slope of the dam that created Lake Tama with views of Mt Fuji to the west and the skyscrapers o...