Area Atami Avery Morrow Atami is a seaside resort town about 50 minutes away from Tokyo by shinkansen, making it a popular weekend getaway destinatio...
Food Nagataya Okonomiyaki JJ Walsh A spacious Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki shop in a great location, next to Peace park. Family-friendly, Vegetarian-friendly and...
Shopping YokoSuka Port Market Jessica A Paje A farmers market at your doorstep. Buy local. Eat local.
Culture Memorial Cenotaph in Hiroshima Todd Wojnowski Among the sites in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is the Memorial Cenotaph, a large, saddle-shaped concrete structure between ...
Shopping Banko Pottery Center Chris Glenn Banko ware implements have long been favored among Tea Ceremony practitioners for their refined simplicity and because it gai...
11 Culture Yokohama's Aka Renga Soko Larry Knipfing Formally the Customs Inspection House for Yokohama in the early 1920's, these handsome red brick buildings have been converte...
12 Culture Tokyo's Zojo-ji Temple in Spring Larry Knipfing I like to go back to my favorite temples a few times a year so that I can enjoy how they change with the seasons. Zojo-ji is ...
Culture Japan's Oldest Hot Springs Judith Mikami The natural hot springs of Tamatsukuri are known as one of the oldest onsen in Japan.That means that at the very least, this ...
15 Culture Naha's World Heritage Shuri Castle Yui Yamaguchi Shuri Jo Castle Park is an UNESCO World Heritage site and the capital of the proud Ryukyu empire.