Culture Cycle Osaka Cherie Pham Discover Osaka's hidden treasures... on two wheels! Cycle Osaka is the first and only bike tour in the beloved city that oper...
Culture Masakado-zuka, Otemachi John Carter Ōtemachi is the site of Heian Samurai Taira no Masakado grave, but the reason for its location is something ghoolish.
Activities Takao Trick Art Museum Todd Wojnowski The Takao Trick Art Museum is a maze of optical illusions, 3-D artwork and clever angles for photo taking to create the impre...
A Somewhat Different Introduction to Izumo City Sasa Jancikic My journey to Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture has become much more than I expected.
Culture Negishi Racetrack Grandstands Tomoko Kamishima There is a mysterious ruin at Negishi Forest Park. Three big towers stand high on a hill. They are connected to one another a...
Nightlife Comfort food at Kozato Justin Dart Keichan is one of the more famous dishes in Kashimo and one of more popular places to eat it is Kozato, a family operated at-...
Culture Sendai Tanabata Festival Brian Sealey Sendai Tanabata is one of the biggest festivals in the Tohoku Region.
Culture Burning Beauty Elysse Hurtado Try your hand at creating beauty from fire with the help of the Camosu Glass-Blowing Workshop near Kasama
Culture Nijo Castle: Former Imperial Residence Katrina Webber Built under the order of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Nijo-jo has served as the home of the Tokugawa shogun, an Imperial property, and is...
Activities Rose Season at Jindai Garden Miwa Kaneoya Rose Fiesta 2012 Spring at Jindai Botanical Gardens. You can see many beautiful roses in this season in Tokyo.
