Activities Hiking up Mt. Tsukuba Joe Peters The hiking trails of Mt. Tsukuba are about 100 km (60 miles) from Tokyo, easily accessible by train or car.
Culture Meguro Sanma Festival 2025 Mid Sep Every year Tokyo has its Mackerel pike festival. On this day you get a grilled fish completely free of charge!
Activities Le Petit Prince PA at Yorii Rufus Starbuck A PA off the Kanetsu Expressway themed after Le Petit Prince and done up as a quaint little French service station.
12 Shopping Browse Through Yanaka Ginza in Taito-ku R A A charming, traditional Japanese shopping street in the heart of Tokyo. Just stroll around, get a bite and buy some souvenirs ..
Culture Manazuru's Mitsu-ishi (Three Rocks) Tomoko Kamishima Mitsu-ishi, (the Three Rocks) is located at Cape Manazuru. Three large, sacred rocks sit in the sea, very close to shore. The rocks..
6 Shopping Tokyo Skytree Solamachi Mall R A The new Tokyo Skytree Solamachi mall breathes new life into the historical old downtown Shitamachi district of Tokyo. Dubbed t..
Culture Exploring Meiji Shrine Michael Kaplan Meiji Jingu is an impressive shrine constructed in honor of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken who ruled Japan during the early ..
Culture 500 Yen Boat Ride, Tochigi City Stacy Kurokawa On a sunny Sunday morning in September our family went for a walk along the Uzuma River in Tochigi City and much to our delight,..