Culture Tokasan: The Yukata Festival 2026 Paul Walsh Thousands of people decked out in beautiful yukata summer kimono fill the streets of central Hiroshima for three nights at th...
Food Chelsea Cafe JJ Walsh Located near the Shinkansen exit, Chelsea cafe is a nice cafe-bar serving cheap lunch sets (under ¥700), is a good choice at ...
Culture Witness Growth at the Edo Tokyo Architectural Museum Gaby Sun Traditional architecture ranging from the Edo period to the 20th century preserved in its original, functional state on beaut...
Area Omotesando Megan Steckly Known as the Champs-Élysées of Tokyo, Omotesando’s tree-lined streets are filled with beautiful shops, funky cafes and great ...
Culture Naoshima: The Art Island Clifford Bernstein Naoshima, in Japan's Inland Sea, anchors an ambitious work by leading artists and architects from around the world to stimula...
Culture Momoyama Park Justin Dart Momoyama is a park featuring a children’s science museum, great playground and shrine for fertility.
Culture Yokohama Kantei-Byo Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Kantei-byo (関帝廟) is a Chinese shrine dedicated to “Kanwu” who is a famous general in the well-known Chinese historical no...
Shopping Iyotetsu Takashimaya Department Store Anonymous There are two prestigious department stores in Matsuyama, Iyotetsu Takashimaya and Mitsukoshi, within easy walking distance o...
Transportation JR Hokkaido's Kushiro Station R.S. Reynolds A detailed description of JR Hokkaido's Kushiro Station and the services it offers
Shopping Ama no Kura Sake Brewery Kyoto Robert Van Egghen Taste and buy many different varieties of sake at the famous sake brewery Ama no Kura
