Culture Hiking Mount Takao to Lake Sagami Steve Morton Experience a new and more interesting side to Tokyo’s favorite mountain as this hike takes you all the way to the top and far...
Culture Kyoto Nishijin Tondaya Bonson Lam Go back in time to this historical Kyoto townhouse and experience a tea ceremony, with Mother Nature and Father Time
Culture Meeting the Kamakura Daibutsu Tomoko Kamishima Kamakura’s Great Daibutsu is among Japan’s most iconic and admired statues, loved by people from around the globe.
Culture Setsubun at Onioshidashi Park 2026 Kim Bergström Unlike most Setsubun celebrations where people traditionally throw beans to drive demons away, Onioshidashi Park flips the id...
Activities Hiking Mount Iwate Malcome Larcens Mount Iwate is 2,038 meters tall and can be accessed from 6 different trails. I have always hiked it from the East side via a...
Food Sasaya Iori Kyogashi Store Bonson Lam The names given to Wagashi are invariably connected with nature and the changing seasons.
Culture Higashi Chaya Geisha Area, Kanazawa Erik OBrien Nowhere in Japan has touched me more than Kanazawa. Particularly Higashi Ochaya and the surrounding area. Hoping all those wh...
Culture The Kurama-Kibune Mountain Trail Alena Eckelmann The Kurama-Kibune Mountain Trail. In the footsteps of Reiki founder Mikao Usui
Culture A Visit to Mt Yoshino Paul Hackshaw Located at the end of the Omine Okugakemichi, an ancient ascetic training trail for mountain monks, and now a UNESCO World He...
