Food Bear Paw Cafe Kim Bergström On first glances, Osaka's newly-opened Bear Paw Cafe may seem like a cute gimmick, but it's much more than that.
Food Le Pain Quotidien Kim Bergström Le Pain Quotidien is French for "daily bread", and it's also the name of an international chain of bakery restaurants. Several..
Accommodation Smile Hotel Shiogama Peter Sidell Not far from Sendai in northern Japan's Miyagi prefecture, Shiogama is an interesting little town, with easy access to Matsushima..
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..