Activities Visiting Lake Towada in Aomori and Akita Mandy Bartok Lake Towada sits on the border of Aomori and Akita Prefectures and is one of Tohoku's most beautiful spots.
Shopping Naoshima Shio Cider Cordelia Ding Naoshima is not only famous for its art, but also for its local delicacies. The island is known for salt harvesting, and so y...
Food Musashi Ice Cream Shop Amanda Ho After crossing Kintai Bridge, in the front of Kikko Park, there are at least three ice cream shops. One had about twenty flav...
Shopping Hasami Porcelain Neal Dang Hasami Porcelain, also known as Arita or Imari Porcelain, has a 400-year history in a little mountainous village in southwest...
Shopping Making Japanese Sweets in Kanazawa Kaoru Hibino A lesson in making Japanese sweets at the Ishikawa Prefecture Tourist Museum. We made 3 different kinds of vibrantly colored ...
Beauty & Spa A Girls’ Day Out in Shinjuku Lisa Wallin Shinjuku is known for being fast-paced and busy, but there are plenty of places to relax and indulge if you know where to look.
Spontaneous Day Trip to Murakami Bridget Ye As with quite a few places in Japan I visited, Murakami was a spontaneous visit. I’ll admit, I decided to get off the train a...
Culture The Historical Sankeien Garden Rey Waters Sankeien Garden is a place of beauty and history in Yokohama.
Culture HITOHATA X Senju Dance Company Special Performance 2026 Kim Bergström Tickets are now on sale for a striking new performance coming to Osaka in February 2026, as digital art collective HITOHATA t...
