Culture Akiruno City - Museums & Galleries Sleiman Azizi Akiruno City is blessed with wonderful natural features but this city in western Tokyo also features the quirky Fukuzawa Chii...
Activities A Goddess in the Saw-tooth Mountain Reynald Ventura This is a 5-minute film of a day trip to Mt. Nokogiri. The video focuses on Hyaku Shaku Kannon – a goddess for safe navigatio...
Culture Furukawa Festival 2027 Veronica Carnevale The Furukawa Festival, or Furukawa Matsuri, is an annual event of Hida Furukawa’s Kata Wakamiya Shrine. During the two-day sp...
10 Shopping Oi Keibajo Flea Market Liz Watson On weekends, when Oi Keibajo, or Tokyo City Keiba, are not holding horse races, they also hold flea markets.
Culture A Taste of Chiba’s Heritage Aya Irshaid A visit to Chiba Castle and Inage house, for quick and beautiful experience of Chiba's history and Japanese architecture.
Golden Sunsets and Hillside Houses: Glover Garden, Nagasaki Liz Ong [photo id='235250'] Located atop the Minami-Yamate hill, these sprawling garden grounds date back to around 160 years ago, wh...
6 Activities Winter in Enoshima Steve Morton Experience a different side to Kanagawa’s premier beach town in winter where sunworshippers give way to clear views and crisp...
Accommodation A Hidden Getaway in Yaizu, Shizuoka Veronica Carnevale Resting southwest of Mount Fuji’s iconic presence, Yaizu is a port city in Shizuoka Prefecture that runs along Suruga Bay. It...
Culture The New Golden Route is a Way of Life Serena Ogawa The Hokuriku region of Japan is home to some of the world's most remote villages. The region has a way of life that for those...
