Food Falafel Brothers Roppongi Kim Bergström A number of vegan restaurants have popped up on the Tokyo foodie scene in recent years, and one which has gone from strength to..
Food Yume – The Queen of Kaki Alena Eckelmann Yume, literally "dream", is also the brand name given to a high-quality persimmon produced in the Kudoyama area in Wakayama Prefecture...
Food Kaki-no-Sato Kudoyama Alena Eckelmann Discover how to eat fresh persimmon (kaki) and how to use processed persimmon products at the Kaki-no-Sato, a roadside station in..
Transportation Asakusa Station Kim Bergström A destination on just about every Tokyo traveler's list is Asakusa, and it's extremely easy to access thanks to Asakus..
Culture Discovering Tokyo's Shitamachi Area Kim Bergström Tokyo's Shitamachi area comprises modern-day Chuo, Taito, Arakawa, Sumida, Koto, Edogawa, Katsushika, and Adachi wards, and..
Food Taste of Okinawa Bonson Lam If you can only eat once a year, what would you eat? Obon is the homecoming Okinawans give to their ancestors, a meal that bridges..
Accommodation Dormy Inn Sendai Hirose-Dori Peter Sidell In the heart of Sendai in northern Japan's Miyagi prefecture, Dormy Inn Express Hirose-Dori is an affordable hotel with plenty..
Activities Things to Do at Kawagoe Park Lynda Hogan In this episode of the "Another Kawagoe" series I introduce a few of the charms of Kawagoe Park on the outskirts of the tourist..
