Activities Miyagi's Annual Snowball Tournament Justin Velgus Miyagi hosts an annual snowball tournament in Kami Town. Winners of the event advance to either the national tournament in Na...
Activities Haunted Tokyo Tour Stacy Kurokawa So you want to see a bit of Tokyo and you have half a day for a tour. Try the "Haunted Tokyo" Tour
Transportation Riding the Waves of Mogami River Alena Eckelmann Mogami River and the Sankyo Rice Warehouses in Sakata City provided authentic scenery for the popular 1983 NHK Taiga Drama "O...
Shopping Hiroshima City Hanami Guide Paul Walsh A round up of the top hanami spots in and around Hiroshima city at which to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms.
Shopping Hiroshima Andersen Paul Walsh Hiroshima Andersen: Hiroshima's downtown gourmet department store
Accommodation Kazen no Sho Bonson Lam When was the last time when all you heard was the trickle of the fish tank, or the silence of pondering your next chess move?...
Shopping Nakano Broadway Daryl Grimes Nakano Broadway is a brightly lit behemoth pulsing with action.
Culture Decotora—Decorated Trucks of Japan Joe Peters The rumble of powerful engines, air perfumed by diesel exhaust, bright lights flashing in the night: all ambrosia to the sens...
Accommodation Higashiyama-sou Ryokan Kiyomizu John Carter Located at the foot of the eastern mountains and Kiyomizu-dera, this Ryokan really is something else.
Culture Nagasaki Glover Garden Tomoko Kamishima In Nagasaki, there is a stylish Western house high up on a cliff in Minami Yamate, commanding a panoramic view of Nagasaki Po...
