Activities Fukiage Iris Park Kim Bergström The Fukiage Iris Park comes alive with color around June, with plenty of iris varieties in bloom.
Culture Japan Olympic Museum Sherilyn Siy The Olympic flame lit from a sacred site in ancient Olympia in Greece is kept alive at the Japan Olympic Museum. Learn more about..
Area Nishi-Ogikubo Sandwiched between Ogikubo and Kichijoji is the atmospheric town of Nishi-Ogikubo which, until recently, has been criminally overlooked as a major player in maintaining the Chuo Line’s fashionable..
Area Shimokitazawa Tokyo isn’t exactly a city that lacks in artsy, hipster hangouts. From Nakameguro and Kichijoji to Koenji and Daikanyama, the Japanese capital covers all bases. Shimokitazawa (下北沢), howev..
Activities Cosmos Festival at Showa Kinen Park Serena Ogawa Say good-bye to summer in the company of 70,000 cosmos flowers.
Food Fujiya at Narita Airport Arlene Bastion Fujiya at Narita Airport Terminal One, with its hearty food and kind, attentive staff, can cheer up sad souls leaving Japan
Shopping Hacoa Sherilyn Siy Craftspeople at Hacoa bring out the best from their raw materials to produce things that are exquisitely beautiful but also fu..
Culture Koshigaya City Guide Elizabeth S Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture is an easy day trip just 30 kilometers from Tokyo. Koshigaya is a shopping destination, wit..