15 Culture Tranquility of Shinjuku Gyoen Ben Beechey Shinjuku Gyoen is a vast park in the centre of Tokyo boasting an array of trees and flowers as well as a traditional Japanese tea..
10 Activities Akita's Lake Tazawa Jessee Lyman Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture is another stunning example of the natural beauty of northern Japan. Hiking, boating, eating, or..
Nightlife Popeye Beer Club, Ryogoku Catherine Hagar With 70 craft beers on tap, Popeye's has the largest selection of beer in Japan. This is a great stop for any beer-lover in..
Activities The Mountain Grass Trail Tokyo-to Nathaniel Green A great and well... steep hike up out of the Tama river valley near Mitake station that leads up into the mountains and back down..
Culture Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri 2026 Early May The Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri in Nanao, Ishikawa; not every day you get to help pull a 20-ton float down the narrow streets of..
Area Hirosaki A castle town turned small city, Hirosaki is bigger than the rural towns most frequent in outer Aomori, but smaller than the regional capital. You’ll have to go a fair way off the beaten track..
Shopping Strange Flavors at Cup Ice Museum Todd Wojnowski The Cup Ice Museum in Ikebukuro's Sunshine City is for the adventurous - try your luck with many strange and unusual flavors..
Food Pizza Riva Emmie Tsumura Pizza Riva is a world-class Neapolitan-style pizzeria, located just south of retro-town Yokogawa in Hiroshima City.