Culture Shinbashi Koichi Festival 2026 Late Jul Shinbashi Koichi Festival in Tokyo, an annual summer party with delicious food, drinks, drumming and dancing. Not to mention a Yukata..
9 Samuel Cocking Garden - Enoshima Todd Wojnowski The Samuel Cocking Garden is a pretty botanical garden on the island of Enoshima. Established by a British merchant in the mid-1800's,..
Nightlife Tokyo at Night Kaitlynn Scannell Tokyo at night is the city of lights. Around every corner is a new street or alleyway where the hustle bustle never stops.
Shopping Yukata Shopping for Hanabi Season Jessica A Paje A guide on where to buy and how to wear a yukata, a summer kimono, for hanabi season. Enjoy wearing a light, cotton kimono to the..
14 Nozuta Yakushi-do Cathy Cawood A steeply roofed small temple nestles among tall trees near Yakushi-ike Park in Machida.
Activities Motomachi Swimming Pool, Yokohama Shinya Ota Motomachi swimming pool is an oasis in Yamate, Yokohama, for the summer season.
15 Art Aquarium in Nihonbashi George Popescu The Art Aquarium display in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, showing different fish tanks with more than 5,000 fish, a very colorful exhibit..
Transportation The Shinkansen Experience Imogen Riethmuller Take a speedy trip around Japan on a JR Shinkansen. Comfortable and quick, this is a far superior way to travel around the country..