Culture Getting Lost in Kamakura Celine Ong Want to experience the magic of Kyoto but hate dealing with the crowds? Take the road less travelled and hop on a train to Kamakura..
Beauty & Spa Manyo Club in Yokohama Laurier Tiernan Manyo Club in Yokohama is a modern hot spring resort. Featuring indoor and outdoor baths, the club also offers unique treatments..
Activities Miyagawa Tsutsumi Park Sakura Festival Kim From around late March to early April each year, Mie's Miyagawa Tsutsumi Park comes alive with the color of around 600 cherry..
Activities Fukiage Iris Festival Kim Each year throughout the month of June, the Fukiage Iris Park on the outskirts of Tokyo comes alive with thousands of irises in..
Activities Sakura Season at Hokoen and Nagahama Castle Kim Sakura Season at Hokoen Park and Nagahama Castle is a delight, with around 600 Somei Yoshino cherry trees dotting the grounds. Admission..
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..
Activities Sakura Season at Kaizu Osaki Kim During early April each year, approximately 800 Yoshino cherry trees bloom in the Kaizu Osaki area for around 4 kilometers. This..
Transportation JR Koriyama Station Peter Sidell About an hour and a half north of Tokyo on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train, Koriyama station is a large transportation hub, with..