Culture Cherry Blossoms, Animals and the Edge of the Earth Elena Lisina My 3rd trip to Japan featured trips to Kawasaki, Osaka, Nara, Kobe and was filled with great impressions. The strongest was t...
Culture Digital Art Museum: TeamLab Borderless Jianne Soriano In Odaiba in central Tokyo, teamLab Borderless is a digital art museum that aims to allow fully immersive art experience with...
Cawaz Base Sherilyn Siy This more than 60 year old former ramshackle folk house and shed have been transformed into a trendy cafe, co-working space, ...
Culture Kawagoe Castle: Honmaru Goten Yonatan Friis Added to Kawagoe Castle in 1848, the Honmaru Goten – or the Inner Palace – used to serve as the lord’s offices and residence....
Food Starbucks Kanetsuki Street Kawagoe Lynda Hogan One of Japan's most beautiful Starbucks is in Kawagoe, right by Kawagoe's famous bell tower landmark. Moreover, the branch wa...
Culture Matsumoto Castle's Tea Ceremony Akira Matsuo The Matsumoto Castle tea ceremony is being held on August 6th and 7th. Ikegami Hyakuchikutei, a historical Japanese house wit...
6 Transportation A Road Trip Through Tohoku Kim Traveling around Japan by car offers some unique ways to connect with the country. You can uncover plenty of hidden gems, or ...
10 Culture Tokoji Temple in Azumino Peter Sidell In the countryside of Azumino near Matsumoto in central Japan, Tokoji is an attractive Buddhist temple, home to plenty of int...
Culture Tokyo's National Treasures - Buildings Sleiman Azizi Tokyo is home to two National Treasure buildings. The Akasaka Palace, built in 1909, is representative of Japan's Meiji-perio...
20 Hanami at Mikamine Park Radica Sooknarine Cherry blossoms at Mikamine Park. Another great spot for hanami and a picnic with friends and family. Unlike some of the othe...
