Culture A Day in Hakata, Fukuoka City Nicole Bauer It is definitely about atmosphere in Fukuoka City, about open-minded people full of energy, but the city has some great sight...
Shopping Kutchan Co-Op Chris Barnes Skip the ques and high prices in the Hirafu Village Seicomart and instead visit Co-Op Kutchan to stock up for your Niseko hol...
Food Kanebun Restaurant Shin Anjo Bonson Lam The specialty here is Nagoya style eel rice with dried nori. The name of this dish is Hitsumabushi and is well known as a Nag...
Culture Yakushiji Temple in Nara Tony Mariani Yakushiji Temple in Nara is a temple dedicated to healing built by Empress Jito.
Culture Northern Dragons Elysse Hurtado Hidden in the hills of Hitachiota is a massive sleeping dragon and its many earth-bound children. Famous as one of the longes...
Culture Yokohama Archives of History Tomoko Kamishima The Yokohama Archives of History stands on the place where the Convention of Kanagawa was concluded
Accommodation The Prince Hakone Tomoko Kamishima There are so many hotels and inns in the Hakone resort area that you might have trouble deciding where to stay. If you want ...
Accommodation Kamakura’s Taisen-kaku Inn Tomoko Kamishima Taisen-kaku is a 100-year-old inn just seconds away from Hase Kanon Temple. The service they provide will leave you with a me...
Activities Experiencing Fuji Rock Rufus Starbuck The Fuji Rock Festival started in 1997 on the slopes of Mt Fuji when the Red Hot Chilli Peppers were forced off the stage by ...
Transportation Osaka Itami Airport to Kyoto Bonson Lam Given there is no direct train from Osaka airport to Kyoto, is the bus or a monorail/ train combination better? Inside tips a...
