Culture Zoshigaya Cemetery, Ikebukuro Allan Murphy Take in the intriguing atmosphere of a large and typical Japanese cemetery, and make your discoveries.
Accommodation The Gate Hotel Kaminarimon Featured The Gate Hotel Kaminarimon offers unrivalled views of the local area and nearby Tokyo Skytree, as well as a comfortably intimate..
Beauty & Spa Showaen Chris Glenn Showaen is one of Beppu’s finest hot spring resorts, and boasts the oppulent Kin no Yu, Golden Springs rotenburo, with real go..
16 Culture The Shrine Festival of Sapporo R.S. Reynolds The Sapporo Shrine Festival at Maruyama and Nakajima Koen during the day and night
Activities Hanayashiki Amusement Park Hannah Warren In the traditional Japanese suburb of Asakusa sits Hanayashiki, a small amusement park that offers a surprisingly good time. Originally..
14 Culture Kyoto's Osawa-no-ike Pond in B&W Larry Knipfing This man-made pond was built originally for a villa for the Saga Emperor, sometime in the 8th century. It still exists today as..
Accommodation Rakuza Machiya Guesthouse - Kyoto Katherine Moore A 100 year old Geisha House in the Gion now converted into a charming guesthouse with Traditional Style rooms centred around a Japanese..
15 Culture Odo Park Elizabeth Wormald A rare seaside park, with playgrounds, a shrine and even a few friendly critters