Transportation Ibusuki no Tamatebako Jaime Wong Ride this special "treasure box" train from Kagoshima to Ibusuki
Activities The Great ‘Waterfall’ Cherry Trees Reynald Ventura This is an account of a day trip to Miharu Takizakura in Fukushima. It is famous for this incredible 1000-year-old cherry tree.
9 Beautiful Kasai Rinkai Park Cathy Cawood Beautiful Kasai Rinkai Park in Edogawa has a beach, an ocean viewing platform, a field of flowers, a Ferris wheel and Tokyo S...
Activities A Day Hiking at Mt.Mitou in Okutama Emi Takahata A peaceful hiking trail in Tokyo. An hour away from Shinjuku station and another hour's bus ride, the mountainous landscape a...
Culture Unicorn Gundam Statue in Odaiba Ignatius Koh Odaiba's old RX-78-2 Gundam statue has been replaced by a new RX-0 Unicorn Gundam model. The new statue can transform between...
Culture Heiwa no Mori Koen Marie Guirao The Heiwa no Mori Field Athletic Course offers over 40 different obstacles scattered throughout the sprawling, shaded site.
Food Kurikoan Taiyaki Stand, Kichijoji Emma Sletteland Taiyaki, a fish-shaped cake typically filled with anko (sweet red bean), is a popular street food in Japan. It’s a sweet, del...
Activities 7 Must Visit Places in Fukui LA Amsden A guide to Fukui's essential destinations. A center of Zen, the dinosaur capital and now recognized as a gourmet center of Ja...
First Starbucks Opens in Tottori Edward Yagisawa First Starbucks opens in Tottori, with over 1000 people lining up as Starbucks now has stores in all 47 prefectures.
Food Peach and Mango Sweets Parade 2021 Kim Bergström For a limited time across summer, the Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers will host a Peach and Mango Sweets Parade with a v...