Activities Yokohama's Okura-yama Park Tomoko Kamishima When the spring wind begins to blow, 200 plum trees heralding the coming of the cherry blossom season, burst into bloom at Okura-yama Park.
12 Culture Early morning at Kawai Jinja Shrine Larry Knipfing Located at the south gate of Shimogamo Shrine, I almost missed Kawai Jinja. I'm glad I found it.
Food Kazu Yakitori and Izakaya Anonymous Kazu is one of the few restaurants in Matsuyama with a full menu in English.
Activities Yellow Flowers at Hamarikyu Garden Manish Prabhune In the middle of March, at the onset of the spring, the flowers at Hamarikyu Garden in Tokyo start to bloom, with the rapeseed yellow flowers being first
Food Soup Curry Samurai Valerie Kor Soup Curry SAMURAI in Sapporo serves up deliciously nutritious soup curry great for the approaching winter!
Accommodation Hurry Slowly Condominiums Chris Barnes Hurry Slowly is a family run business located in the bustling ski resort village of Hirafu in Hokkaido.
Culture Shimoda - Perry Road David Hallman History buffs can walk in the footsteps of Perry in Part One of this Three Part guide to Shimoda
Culture Kurihama’s Perry Park Tomoko Kamishima Since Perry came on shore at Kurihama in 1853, the history of Japan suddenly and forever changed.