Shopping Handa Dashi Festival Chris Glenn Japan’s greatest Dashi, or parade float festival, the Handa Dashi Festival happens every 5 years in Handa, just south of Nag...
Activities Tatsuda Nature Park Mandy Bartok Walk in the footsteps of the Hosokawa family in the Tatsuda Nature Park, their former property and site of their graves.
Culture Daitoku-ji Temple Complex in Kyoto Katherine Moore This large temple complex in North West Kyoto, with its many sub-temples and is a great place to become introduced to the obs...
Culture Okayama Orphan Asylum Kenji Chida Okayama City has a lot of history but one of the hidden gems is the remains of the Okayama Orphange. Founded by Juji Ishii du...
Food Soul, Sweets at Hiratsuka J-Lodge Kristen F J-Lodge brings soul, songs, and sweets to Hiratsuka’s Tokai university area
Culture Holy Resurrection Cathedral Todd Wojnowski Nicolai-do, of the Japanese Orthodox Church, has a Byzantine architectural style and large, green domed roof that makes it an...
Activities Winter Wonderland Of Sounkyo Onsen Katherine Moore Relax in the winter wonderland of Sounkyo Onsen in Central Hokkaido. Explore the gorge, roam the Ice River festival and take ...
Shopping Shopping for Yokohama “Tenugui” Tomoko Kamishima Find lovely traditional Japanese hand towels at two Yokohama souvenir shops.
Activities Arisugawa Park in Hiroo Alice Odoux Arisugawa is a small park down the hill from Roppongi Hills (5-minute walk from Hiroo Stn). Green, warm and calm, it is perfe...
Culture Yokohama Foreigners' Cemeteries Larry Knipfing A visit to the Yokohama Foreigners’ Cemetery in cherry blossom season is beautiful—a tranquil final resting place for its ete...
