7 Around Daikanyama Station Olga Daikanyama is one of many popular areas in Tokyo. I would call it the 'Harajuku for 20-30 year olds'.
13 Culture Takao Komagino Garden Cathy Cawood Not too far from Takao Station is a lovely old Japanese house with many traditional architectural features. It is set in a pr...
Beauty & Spa The Yunohira of Yore Scott Brause A traveler discovers that his long-cherished Shangri-la, Yunohira Onsen in western Japan's Oita Prefecture, is still toying w...
8 Food Kato Dairy Farm Sherilyn Siy Whenever we miss the American Midwest, we take a trip to Kato Dairy Farm. We buy a waffle cone or a bottle of non homogenized...
Culture Kawaguchi City's Botanical Gardens Youko Oyamatsu The Kawaguchi Green Center is a botanical garden selected as one of the top 100 urban parks in Japan, rich with nature.
Accommodation Yamagata Ryokan Kajikaso Justin Velgus Onogawa Onsen Kajikaso is a ryokan located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture. The historic ryokan recently completed a renovat...
6 Culture Osaka's Umeda Sky Building Fiona Yoshitake Alongside the Parthenon, the Taj Mahal and Sagrada Familia, Osaka’s Sky Building was nominated in 2008 as one of The Times’ T...
Culture Japan to Lift Covid Protocols Julian Kloby For three years, the people of Japan have adopted wearing masks as a means to protect and combat the spread of Covid-19, much...
10 Sake Tasting Event in Kawaguchiko Celine Villeneuve Sake tasting event at Ide Jozo Brewery in Kawaguchiko during the first opening of the New Year's barrels.
16 Garden of Prince Hotel New Takanawa Takako Sakamoto Enjoy the seasonal beauty of the Japanese Garden of Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa. There is no entrance fee, and you can ex...
