11 Piece Hostel Kyoto Station South Bonson Lam Piece Hostel Kyoto does not feel like a traditional Kyoto Merchant house. There are no macha green noren curtains or the smell of..
Shopping Kamakura Ryotan Minami Tanaka As a longtime resident of Kamakura, I would like to introduce to you one of my favorite antique shops. Kamakura Ryotan is a shop..
8 Culture British Consular Residence Tomoko Kamishima The reinforced concrete building next to Minato-no-mieru-oka Koen Park used to be the British Consular Residence in Yokohama. It..
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 Nagoya..
Activities Shodoshima Island, Kagawa Katou Phoenix Shodoshima is a pretty island in the Seto Inland Sea. Olives are grown here, giving the island a distinctly Mediterranean atmosphere...
12 Activities Omoriyama Zoo Akita Jeremy Yap Japanese are fond of animals and with the large expanse of space in Akita, its no wonder Omoriyama zoo is one of the most spacious..
Culture Shonai Eigamura in Tsuruoka City Alena Eckelmann Hollywood in Japan at the Shonai Open-air Movie Set in Yamagata. Pretend to be a samurai for one day.
Activities Backcountry Skiing in Niseko Nicole Bauer Fantastic powder snow, extensive and easily accessible backcountry terrain. First tracks in the morning, powder tree runs all day..