11 Hanamiyama Park Radica Sooknarine Hanamiyama Park is park filled with an abundance of flowers--and not just cherry blossoms. Located a 15 minute walk from Fuku...
Food Do You Know Shodoshima Island? Kotaro Toda Located in the Seto Inland Sea, Shodoshim Island is home to Japan's largest sesame oil producer and plenty of delicious place...
Culture Kitaya Park in Shibuya Shinobu Ishikawa Kitaya Park, once a gloomy place with smokers, has reopened this month after a complete makeover. It features the first Blue ...
6 Culture Cherry Blossoms at Ikegami Honmon-ji Mandy Bartok Ota City's Ikegami Honmon-ji is a less crowded alternative for cherry blossom viewing in Tokyo.
Culture 10 Things to Do in Japan in September Lynda Hogan Ideas to make the most out of a September visit to Japan. The month of September brings such a mix of weather, flowers, event...
Activities The 2020 Olympic Games: Musashino-no-mori Park Elena Lisina At the 2020 Olympic Games, Musashino-no-mori Park will be the starting point for the cycling road race. This district of Toky...
Activities 5 Spots to Get a View of Mount Fuji Kim Bergström If you're not really one to climb Mount Fuji but you'd still like to see the iconic mountain, there are plenty of great spots...
7 Culture Eisa of Okinawa Kylie P Giggins Eisa in Okinawa is a ageing tradition but still a very vibrant and prominent part of Okinawan tradition.
Accommodation Hotel Housei in Yudanaka Peter Sidell In Yudanaka in Japan's Nagano prefecture, Hotel Housei is a welcoming traditional onsen hotel. It's the perfect place to be b...
7 Activities Amanohashidate Cherry Blossoms Bonson Lam Amanohashidate is not known for cherry trees, but for its iconic sand spit walkway lined with pine trees, some of which are o...
