Food Takonotetsu Pizza Ball House Umeda Bonson Lam Make your own takoyaki in the back streets of Osaka. Like some pizzerias, it has some of the more unusual toppings on the mar...
Activities Totsukawa, Nara Celine Villeneuve Enjoy the regenerative hot springs and mystical forests of Totsukawa.
9 Isetan's Ichibakouji, Kyoto Station Shozo Fujii On the ninth floor of Kyoto’s Isetan department store is Ichibakouji, a convenient izakaya. Those who want to enjoy a meal be...
10 Kyoto's Ryoan-ji Temple Shozo Fujii At the foot of Kinugasayama is the famed Ryoan-ji temple with its rock garden, Bojotei-en. Ryoan-ji is designated as a UNESCO...
15 The Cherry Blossoms of Kyoto Victoria Simkovic There must obviously be a reason why everyone is so obsessed with Kyoto and its pink trees—this city looks absolutely breatht...
Culture Festival of the Great Target Nicole Tee Oh-mato Taikai (Festival of the Great Target), held in conjunction with the Coming of Age Ceremony. An annual event at Sanjūs...
Universal Studios Japan Sets Record Geoff Day Universal Studios Japan sets record high in number of visitors. Magic was the theme of 2014, when the Wizarding World of Harr...
Activities Destination Uji Cathy Cawood Cycling from Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture to Uji along the Seta and Uji Rivers.
6 Winter Views in Wakayama Mandy Bartok Enjoy winter views of Wakayama from near the Gomasan Sky Tower
