Activities World's Shortest Escalator Todd Wojnowski The Guiness Book of World Records certified the World's Shortest Escalator to be in the basement of More's Department Store..
Culture Chinese New Year Parade in Yokohama Todd Wojnowski The second weekend of the 15-day Spring Festival celebration sees a traditional parade make its way through Chinatown, delighting..
9 Activities Explore Beautiful Hakone by Trail Carrie Jacobs The nature walk from Hakone Botanical Garden to Togendai is a lovely, easy, nature walk. Highlights include Sengokuhara pampas..
10 Culture Kamakura's Ankokuron-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Ankokuron-ji is another of the many Nichiren sect temples in Kamakura. Located in the quiet Omachi area of the city, it is situated..
6 Culture A Winter Day at Hasedera Temple Hana Joy Though it can be a little chilly, winter is an excellent season to visit Hasedera Temple in Kamakura.
11 Activities Yokohama's Sankei-en Garden in Snow Larry Knipfing Sankei-en Garden is generally recognized as one of Japan's most beautiful. Covered this day by a soft white blanket of snow,..
9 Culture Kamakura's Chosho-ji Temple Larry Knipfing This temple is not very big but is quite pretty in autumn. There are interesting statues on the grounds that depict battles between..
11 Culture Inside a Kanagawa Sake Brewery Larry Knipfing The Kanei sake brewing company has been creating wonderful tasting sake for 150 years. The brewery is not large (but colorful!),..