7 Around Daikanyama Station Olga Daikanyama is one of many popular areas in Tokyo. I would call it the 'Harajuku for 20-30 year olds'.
10 Mochi Museum at Okage Yokocho Cathy Cawood Mochi-kaido Monogatari is a small, free museum on Oharaimachi Okage Yokocho devoted to the history of traditional Japanese sw...
Beauty & Spa The Yunohira of Yore Scott Brause A traveler discovers that his long-cherished Shangri-la, Yunohira Onsen in western Japan's Oita Prefecture, is still toying w...
13 Culture Takao Komagino Garden Cathy Cawood Not too far from Takao Station is a lovely old Japanese house with many traditional architectural features. It is set in a pr...
16 Garden of Prince Hotel New Takanawa Takako Sakamoto Enjoy the seasonal beauty of the Japanese Garden of Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa. There is no entrance fee, and you can ex...
Culture Yamaguchi’s Ogori Cultural Museum and Jippotei Ishinkan Arlene Bastion Two small museums that play a big role in not only passing on Yamaguchi's history but also make that we feel interested and i...
6 Food Kyoto's Exquisite Pickles Sherilyn Siy 'Exquisite' is not an adjective you would normally use for pickles -- those often too tart, or salty tasting things. But at N...
Accommodation Yamagata Ryokan Kajikaso Justin Velgus Onogawa Onsen Kajikaso is a ryokan located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture. The historic ryokan recently completed a renovat...
Culture Japan to Lift Covid Protocols Julian Kloby For three years, the people of Japan have adopted wearing masks as a means to protect and combat the spread of Covid-19, much...
