10 Activities Hakone's Shojin-ike Pond Tomoko Kamishima Early in the morning, Shojin-ike Pond is exactly like a mirror. No sound, no waves, and no stream. So beautiful!
8 Culture Yamate No.234 Tomoko Kamishima A private enterprise built an apartment house at Yamate No.234 for the purpose of coaxing back foreigners to devastated Yokohama,..
6 Culture Yamate No.68 Tomoko Kamishima Yamate No.68 stands inside Yamate Koen Park, where the history of tennis began in Japan. Yokohama City later purchased the house..
9 Culture Yokohama Yamate No.111 Tomoko Kamishima In 1926 an American businessman, Thomas Melvin Laffin, built a house for his just-married son, John Edward. They asked J.H. Morgan..
8 Culture The Diplomat’s House Tomoko Kamishima "The Diplomat’s House" is so lovely at dusk. The house was built in Shibuya, Tokyo in 1910 and then rebuilt in Yokohama's ..
Culture Kanei Sake Brewery Tour in Hadano Jason Kuttner Hadano is known for its excellent water, and the Kanei sake brewing company takes advantage of this water to make its excellent..
8 Culture Shrines and Temples in Kamakura Luke Braidwood Kamakura was Japan's capital in the late 12th century, until its fall in 1333. The town is filled with temples and forested..
Activities A Tribute to Cup Noodles in Yokohama Todd Wojnowski The Cup Noodles Museum is a tribute to one of Japan's most recognizable exports to the world: instant ramen.