Noge Street Performance Festival Tomoko Kamishima In Yokohama's Noge district, about 30 groups of street performers entertain audiences with juggling, pantomime, acrobatics..
15 Food Sunamachi Ginza's street food Rachel Chang Sunamachi Ginza's shopping street is located at Kitasuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo Prefecture. This shopping street won 3rd place of the..
Explore Harajuku Jillian Engelhard Fosten Harajuku is an area of contrasts, from the “pop-culture bazaar” along the street of Takeshita-dori to Meiji-jingu, a tradition..
Food Octopus Cracker in Kamakura April Bair Try tako-sembei (octopus cracker) when visiting the Great Buddha and Hasedera Temple in Kamakura. Strange but tasty treat for..
6 Foodies & Hipsters of Shimokitazawa Jillian Engelhard Fosten Shimokitazawa is slightly off the beaten track, with authentic, Japanese hipster and bohemian culture. With its main streets ..
11 Shopping Sake Miyata Jillian Engelhard Fosten Sake Miyata is a fantastic, family owned and passed down sake shop in Mitaka with a wide range of niche sakes and Shochu (or t..
8 Higashi-Koganei Imogen Riethmuller Higashi-Koganei, a peaceful Tokyo suburb, is quiet and relaxing after the experience of frantic central Tokyo.
Activities Cycling along the Sumida Suwannee Payne Cycle touring gives you the opportunity to see and feel the place, its people and all the surroundings. My tour along the Sumida..