Culture Hommaru Palace Comes Back to Life Luca De Pasquale Nagoya's Hommaru Palace is finally completed after the restoration work. This was the accommodation hall of the Tokugawa fam...
Food Donald Duck Cafe Comes to Japan Kim Bergström For a limited time starting this May, Donald Duck themed pop-up cafe events will be taking place in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.
Food Creoru Takoyaki & Okonomiyaki Yuna Gena Creo-Ru means creation, where you can create your own okonomiyaki with any ingredient. Since opening in February 1999, they h...
Activities Summer Visions of Oirase Stream Sandro Bernardinello Oirase stream is amazing in any season. In summer the green color of leaves and moss is unbelievable.
Culture An Exploration of Kenroku-en Gaurav Raja Dahal Kenroku-en is regarded as one of the 3 most beautiful landscaped gardens in Japan. This strolling-style garden has been exten...
Planning Morioka & Fukuoka Make 2023 Travel List Kim Bergström This week, the New York Times offered their recommendations for 52 places to travel for 2023, with Morioka and Fukuoka making...
Culture A Summer Day in Yamagata City Sandro Bernardinello The unique experience of shaping yourself clay into a cup; incredibly kind people; good food and a slower pace living. Welcom...
6 Activities Tangram Sherilyn Siy Tangram is known as a ski resort, so what happens between April to November when there's no snow? The slopes that are perfect...
9 Mount Akita-Komagatake in Autumn Amber Mezbourian Hike Mount Komagatake in autumn to see spectacular views of colourful foliage juxtaposed against an eerie volcanic landscape.
Activities Back to Nature in Kanagawa Prefecture Rey Waters For a great one-day family adventure consider the Koboyama Park hiking course in Kanagawa Prefecture. It consists of easy to...