Culture Koishikawa Korakuen Plum Festival 2027 Kim Bergström The Koishikawa Korakuen Plum Festival is held when the garden's plum trees are looking their best, and along with the floral ...
Activities 5 Things to Do in Hakodate Kim Bergström Hakodate is easily accessible from Tokyo via shinkansen, and offers something for just about every traveler. From fresh and t...
Activities Going Up Mt. Takao by Chair Lift Todd Wojnowski The Chair Lift is a fun way to get up Mt. Takao without having to do all that climbing
16 Culture The Warehouses of Kawaramachi Justin Velgus The Kawaramachi neighborhood of Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture is one of the city's few neighborhoods where you can see centu...
Activities Welcome Spring with Ume Viewing Alena Eckelmann The Kishu Ishigami Tanabe Ume Orchards near Tanabe City in the south of Wakayama Prefecture have more than 300,000 ume trees....
Activities Journeying in Japan Charis Yohannie Pabia In a span of 12 months, I have travelled to Japan 3 times and visited more than 20 Prefectures. I have collected beautiful me...
Food Regional Cuisine - Kanagawa Sleiman Azizi Kanagawa cuisine is based on its sea access, mountains and international port cities. Dishes like shirasu-don, kaigun curry, ...
Transportation The Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Sleiman Azizi The Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line is one of Tokyo's oldest. Its 22 stations begin in Nakameguro in Tokyo’s south-west and runs thro...