11 Nightlife Shimbashi Hannah Warren By day, Shimbashi is a basic business district but at night the area comes alive with bars, izakaya taverns and local eateries.
6 Culture Nippon Maru David Parmer What comes to mind when you think of sailing ships? Blue skies and billowing sails? Probably so. But sometimes,…well it rains.
Nightlife Love Hotel Hill Hannah Warren One of the things Japan is most famous for is its wide range of unique accommodation types. Traditional ryokan, space age cap...
Activities Hakone's Yunessun Sandra Isaka Yunessun, in Hakone, is billed as an 'Onsen Theme Park' and it does not disappoint. Accessible by car or mass transportation,...
12 Culture Nasu-onsen-jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Nasu-onsen-jinja Shrine is at the foot of Chausu-dake Mountain (1915m). Nasu-yumoto Onsen Hot Springs is very close to this s...
Activities 50/50 Hannah Warren An American-style diner was not exactly what I expected to come across in the back streets of Kamata. And yet, 50/50 is exact...
Culture Vietnam Festival in Yoyogi Park 2026 Todd Wojnowski The Vietnam Festival, held annually in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park, is an exciting and delicious slice of Southeast Asian life. Like...
Food Basashiya Masashi in Asakusa Kyle Hedlund If you are a fan of Japan's unique regional cuisines, you will surely know that the central Kyushu prefecture of Kumamoto is ...
Culture Amazing Pocket Wi-Fi Jeremy Yap How to travel in Japan while staying connected? The answer is simple and it's called Pocket Wi-Fi. Get it from Wi-Fi-Hire.com!
Shopping Mitsui Outlet Park - Iruma Todd Wojnowski The Mitsui Outlet Park is a huge outlet mall in Iruma, Saitama. It features a large number of shops - mostly clothing - that...
