Activities Fukiage Iris Festival Kim Bergström Each year throughout the month of June, the Fukiage Iris Park on the outskirts of Tokyo comes alive with thousands of irises in..
Culture Trick Art Museum Kawagoe Sherilyn Siy This is one museum guaranteed not to give you the dreaded 'museum legs'. Visitors are invited to interact with and ent..
Food Imotaro Sherilyn Siy A small shop selling sweet potato onigiri made with 100% pure sweet potato, no added sugar. Imotaro's sweet potatoes are s..
Food Darenimoagenai Sherilyn Siy Darenimoagenai's shokupan is made with French fermented butter blended with domestic butter and rosehip honey. These premium..
Activities Sakura Season at Wadabori Park Kim Bergström Wadabori Park in Suginami is home to hundreds of cherry trees planted along a 4 kilometer-long walking path following the Zenpukuji..
Transportation Explore Hakone with Discount 'Free Pass' Susan Tumanon Get the Hakone Free Pass to enjoy a one day trip or two-day trip to Hakone. It's very reasonable!
Activities Climbing Mount Jinba Johannes Schonherr Situated at the border of Tokyo and Kanagawa, Mount Jinba can be hiked from both sides. The top of the mountain offers great views..
Transportation Traveling the Enoden Line Johannes Schonherr Writing about riding the Enoden Line between Fujisawa and Kamakura as well as about various attractions along the way.