Accommodation Toyoko Inn Tennozu Isle Shinagawa Bonson Lam Toyoko Inn Shinagawa Tennozu Isle is one of the “deluxe” versions of this hotel chain. So besides the beer garden and courtya...
Area Iide Alena Eckelmann Iide Town is a small town in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture. The town is surrounded by four mountain ranges: Zao Re...
Activities Takao Trick Art Museum Todd Wojnowski The Takao Trick Art Museum is a maze of optical illusions, 3-D artwork and clever angles for photo taking to create the impre...
Culture Filling the belly in Nagatoro Justin Dart Nagatoro in Saitama is known for many things - not least its culinary delights. Fill the belly, get the souvenirs and all wit...
Culture Yamate Koen Park Tomoko Kamishima If you’d like to enjoy some greenery and big trees during your stay in Yokohama, I know just the place for you: Yamate Koen P...
Nightlife Comfort food at Kozato Justin Dart Keichan is one of the more famous dishes in Kashimo and one of more popular places to eat it is Kozato, a family operated at-...
Area Imabari Anonymous Near the port in Imabari (今治市, Imabari-shi) is a huge, beautifully made ship’s propeller displayed as sculpture. It looks ...
Transportation Kutchan Nights: A Go-Go Bus Katou Phoenix The safest and least expensive way to travel between Hirafu and Kutchan
Area Tsu Chris Glenn Tsu City is the capital of Mie Prefecture. It’s home to 284,969 people (July 2011 figures), covers a land mass of some 401 sq...
