Culture Northern Dragons Elysse Hurtado Hidden in the hills of Hitachiota is a massive sleeping dragon and its many earth-bound children. Famous as one of the longes...
Area Tenjin Isamu Yoneda Fukuoka may not be as large as Tokyo and Osaka, or dazzling with as many lights, but I've had many more memorable times in Fu...
Shopping Uonotana Shops and Kobe Fish Market Bonson Lam The connection between rice and fish goes deeper than palette at the Kobe Uonotana Fish Markets, with family run stores since...
Beauty & Spa Kodomo no Kuni and Aoshima Paul Arenson-Kawano A popular coastal resort just on the doorstep of Miyazaki city
Culture Yamanobe-no-Michi Walking Trail Paul Hackshaw Yamanobe no michi is part of the ShinKaido or the New road stretching from Edo-period Tokyo to Kansai, There are many temples...
Culture Yokohama’s SOGO Department Store Tomoko Kamishima In Yokohama, the best place to get a variety of tasty foods is at SOGO department store’s huge basement (B2 level) food market.
Accommodation Explore Ishigaki From Town to Shore on a Two-Hotel Escape Joanna Ligon To experience Ishigaki island beaches and its surrounding attractions at their fullest, it helps to know where to begin. Here...
Activities Summer at Minoh Park Karen Zheng Minoh National Park – a nature reserve that offers a breath of fresh air from Japan’s second busiest city, Osaka. Located abo...
Culture Japan’s Biggest Attractions in 2026: PokéPark Kanto, Nara Prison Hotel & More Ryan Noble From PokéPark and the Hoshinoya Hotel Prison to new city parks and striking Japanese architecture, here are all the reasons t...
