Food Best Little Soba Shop, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Looking for an affordable Japanese meal in Utsunomiya? Skip the heavily marketed, greasy gyoza and try something healthier wi...
Activities Ueno Zoo, Taito-ku Michael Kaplan Ueno Zoo, located within Ueno Park, covers over 14.3 hectares and is home to more than 2,600 animals.
Activities Oarai Beach Elysse Hurtado One of two public beaches in the Oarai area, the main attraction of this spot is the rock formations just offshore, which cre...
10 Culture Utsunomiya’s Matsugamine Church Tomoko Kamishima Constructed in 1932, the Catholic Matsugamine Church is the oldest and largest surviving building made of Ohya-ishi (Ohya Sto...
Activities Doai Station in Minakami Rufus Starbuck Over 480 steps under Mount Tanigawa is one of the platforms of Doai Station. Flights of stairs disappearing underground....
8 Culture Tokyo Tower: See Tokyo From Above Ben Beechey Tokyo Tower is a communications and observation tower. Inspired by the design of the Eiffel Tower, Tokyo Tower stands at an i...
Food Kaachan no Mise Elysse Hurtado A restaurant combining a mother's touch with the fresh catch of the day, right beside the Oarai Port.
Activities The Fuji Trail : The Back country Nathaniel Green One of the most isolated trails on the Tokyo area Kanto Fureai no Michi. Now crowds just beautiful nature and views of Mt. Fu...
Culture Rikugi-en Park, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Michael Kaplan Rikugi-en is one of the most beautiful traditional Japanese Gardens in Tokyo.
