Nightlife Molly Malone's in Hiroshima Paul Walsh Molly's is a real "local" for many international residents and Japanese customers too. A great place to drop in for drinks, h...
Culture Setstock Music Festival in Shobara Chris Cooper See some of Japan's finest bands at Setstock Music Festival in the Shobara, Hiroshima Prefecture
Culture Sanjusangendo Temple - Kyoto Katherine Moore See the awe-inspiring sight of vast sea of 1000 life sized golden statues of the Buddhist 'goddess of mercy' the bodhisattva ...
Food Pontoiru: Japanese-Italian Cuisine Bonson Lam Look up for some Budget Japanese Italian Fusion Cuisine, conveniently located on top of JR Kyoto station
Food Honmaru Goten Palace Restaurant Mandy Bartok The Honmaru Goten Palace Restaurant in Kumamoto gives visitors the chance to dine like a daimyo on a menu taken from the Edo ...
Accommodation Hakone’s Fujiya Hotel: A True Classic Larry Knipfing If ‘nostalgic’, ‘classic’, and ‘classy’ are high on your list, then the Fujiya Hotel in Hakone is going to please you immensely.
10 Activities Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort Rufus Starbuck Ishiuchi Maruyama is a popular ski resort just outside Yuzawa town that has a good variety of slopes, 2 half pipes and severa...
Culture Kintaikyo Festival 2024 Paul Walsh Edo-era costume parade in this annual reenactment of the return of the local lord over one of the world's most beautiful brid...
Activities Inage Seaside Park Pool in Chiba Dolorita Tolentino Beat the summer heat with a day in Inage Seaside Park Pool from July to September. A pool-fun experience for the young and yo...
11 Shopping Daiso Aoyama 100 Yen Plaza Michael Flemming Japanese "dollar" stores pack an unbelievable wide variety of interesing items with quality that defies the asking price
