Culture Hamamatsu Castle Katrina Webber Reconstructed Hamamatsu Castle serves as a tribute to the seventeen years Tokugawa Ieyasu spent in the area. The grounds are also..
Culture Makoto Fukawa, Lithograph Artist Eva Haslauer Artists' studios can be found all over Niseko's Mt. Annupuri. The article introduces one of these artists, his reasons for..
Shopping Tokyu Hands - Yokohama Carrie Jacobs You won’t read about Tokyu Hands in standard travel books, but it is quintessentially Japanese, and worthy of your valuable tr..
Activities Taimadera Temple Aries Lucea Taimadera temple grounds consist of a main temple, a number of smaller ones, 2 temple towers, patches of garden and a main garden...
Accommodation Homestay in Japan Featured A unique way to frame your time in Japan is by doing a homestay with a local family, and Homestay-in-Japan.com can help you arrange..
Food Ueda no Sato Restaurant in Shiozawa Rufus Starbuck A family owned restaurant specializing in seasonal, traditional fare. They also let you get involved if you fancy trying your hand..
Culture 21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo Midtown Sue Ann Kunath For those of us that hold a great interest in architecture and design, the Design Sight 21-21 behind Roppongi’s Tokyo Midtown ..
Accommodation Nara Backpackers Dmitry Rakin Never could I imagine that there could be hostels like this one In Nara, Japan