Planning Tokyo's Toshima Island Sleiman Azizi Toshima Island is home to 350 residents living at the base of Mt. Miyatsuka. Idyllic in the extreme, the island is home to Az...
14 Kashima Shrine Jasper Wilkins Kashima and nearby Katori are important Shinto shrines in Ibaraki. Takemikazuchi-no-Okami, the god of thunder, is the patron ...
Food Mishima Terrace Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Mishima Terrace is a Mediterranean-style restaurant with a casual but stylish atmo...
Food Shioya Mishima Peter Sidell Right by Mishima station in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Shioya is a cheery, inexpensive wild west-themed restaurant speciali...
Culture Yasumasa Toshima Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim Yasumasa Toshima was a Western-style painter whose ancestors were from Akita Prefecture. A special event will display over 20...
Planning Tokyo's Toshima City Ward Sleiman Azizi Thanks to its main centre of Ikebukuro, Toshima City is known for being the gritty cousin to Tokyo's other central wards. Loo...
Activities Ieshima Islands: Welcome Home Bryan Baier “Ieshima” means “Home Island.” After waiting out a storm in the safety of Ieshima’s harbors around 600 BCE, Japan’s legendary...
Activities Akune Oshima Christopher Lawson Akune Oshima is a sandy, emerald-green island jewel off the coast of Kagoshima. Perfect for for marine activities, deer spott...
Culture Yushima Cat Festival 2024 Kim The Yushima Cat Festival started in 2015 with the aim of revitalizing this part of Tokyo and bringing some feline-themed fun ...
Culture Yushima Tenman Shrine Maren Pauli Yushima Tenman Shrine in Tokyo is dedicated to Tenjin, the deity of learning, and attracts many students who pray for good gr...
