Activities Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Emily Ikegami Stroll through this open air museum to imagine what life was like in Japan long before highrises and neon took over
Culture Cookery classes in Tokyo’s Midtown Lauren Jade Hill Take a cookery class in Tokyo's Midtown and find out how to make sushi and other Japanese dishes to impress your friends back..
Food Kamakura’s Utsuki Robatayaki Larry Knipfing Utsuki (卯月) on Komachi-Dori in Kamakura is far and away my favorite restaurant, and that’s saying something since I have liv..
Culture Yokohama Kantei-Byo Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Kantei-byo (関帝廟) is a Chinese shrine dedicated to “Kanwu” who is a famous general in the well-known Chinese historical nov..
Culture Zen at Kamakura's Kencho-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima It was Saturday afternoon and I was at Kencho-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura. A few minutes before two o’clock a bell rang to sign..
Food Yokohama's Tasty Aoba-Honkan Tomoko Kamishima Aoba is a casual and friendly restaurant situated on a convenient side street in Yokohama Chinatown. The food they serve is really..
Food Heichin-ro in Yokohama Chinatown Tomoko Kamishima Heichin-ro (聘珍楼) is one of the biggest and highest-grade Chinese restaurants in Yokohama Chinatown. It is situated in the m..
Food Kita-kamakura's Kyorai-an Tomoko Kamishima Although most Zen practitioners do not eat meat, the stew here is Zen-like because it is quite simple: Big chunks of meat and carrots..