Culture Enoshima Island and Beach Steve Morton Despite being overcrowded, over commercialized and very touristy, Enoshima is still able to charm you. Perhaps its because of...
Activities Shiogama to Matsushima Boat Cruise Eric Thompson A boat cruise around the incredibly scenic pine tree-clad Matsushima Bay via Shiogama to Matsushima.
Shopping Utsunomiya's Bell Mall Stacy Kurokawa The biggest mall in Kita-Kanto, Bell Mall, happens to be in my area, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. How about a bath, m...
Culture Former Iwasaki Residence & Garden Tomoko Kamishima British architect Josiah Conder, the father of modern Japanese architecture, was invited to Japan in 1877. The former Iwasaki...
Food Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki Paul Walsh You haven't done Hiroshima if you haven't done Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki! Pull up a seat at the hotplate, watch the show an...
Transportation How to get to Tokushima from Kansai Takako Sakamoto 'Southern paradise Tokushima' is what Tokushima locals call their homeland. However, to reach this southern paradise is rathe...
Activities Utsunomiya's Free Indoor Play Park Stacy Kurokawa Yuuahihiroba will entertain kids of all ages, and in doing so relieve parents. Kids can jump, roll, climb, run, slide, drive,...
Culture Kyoto's Kitano-Tenmangu Shozo Fujii This enshrined deity of scholarship helps those wishing to pass examinations.
Culture Hōryūji Temple in Nara Tony Mariani Horyuju, Buddhism, Nara, Oldest wooden structures in the world.
Shopping Be awed by Grand Front Osaka Xia Fei Chiew A must-go when you are in Osaka. Making you wonder why aren't all the malls around the world like this.