Culture Nikko's Italian Villa Memorial Park Tomoko Kamishima The former Italian Embassy Villa in Nikko is now open to the public as a park. After Tochigi prefecture bought it quite recen...
Culture Sawada Mansion in Kochi Nate Hill The self-made Sawada Mansion is an apartment building in Kochi, and a local icon. It represents the individualism of the Koc...
Culture Kochi Castle Tour and History Nate Hill Kochi Castle is in downtown Kochi on Otakasa Hill, and offers a great place for a lookout over the city. You can also enjoy a...
Culture Rent-a-Dog at Yokohama Trimming Jessica A Paje Yokohama Trimming School primarily nurtures the professional dog groomer, but also provides dogs for rental. Dog rentals are ...
Activities Summer at Minoh Park Karen Zheng Minoh National Park – a nature reserve that offers a breath of fresh air from Japan’s second busiest city, Osaka. Located abo...
Culture The Underrated Meiji-Mura Richard Mulvihill Over 60 buildings from the Meiji Restoration have been collected from around Japan and are now displayed in a beautifully sec...
Activities Good Ol' Cycle around Kawaguchiko Jerome Lee Lake Kawaguchiko is one of the Fuji Five Lakes surrounding Mount Fuji in southern Yamanashi Prefecture. It is the most easily...
Activities The Sant Juan Bautista Justin Velgus On October 28th, 1613 a European-designed Japanese ship known as the Sant Juan Bautista set sail to Mexico with its eventual ...
Culture Miyajima Walking Tour Chantelle Silva A guided tour of the sacred island of Miyajima, where you will learn all about its history, its Buddhist and Shinto infusion ...
Culture Round 1 Amusement Center JJ Walsh Conveniently located 1 block from the Hondori shopping street, Round 1 offers bowling, karaoke, game center and other activit...