7 Traditional Kamakura's Great Buddha Andre Moreira Going to Kamakura? Then the Great Buddha might be the most obvious place to visit!
9 Culture A Night in Yokohama Chinatown Vicky Amin Visiting one of the world's largest china towns sounds fun, but once you experience it at night, you would be amazed at its..
Culture Shonan Bread Festival 2026 Late Feb The Shonan Bread Festival is one of the largest bread-centric festivals in the region, and will include 40 participating bakeries..
Historical Gokuraku Temple and Beach Walk Steve Morton Whilst the main temples of Kamakura are known to virtually everyone, many other less well known places are waiting to be discovered...
Culture Taura Plum Grove Festival 2026 Early Feb - Early Mar Plum blossoms signal spring's impending arrival in Japan, and one great place to enjoy them in Kanagawa Prefecture is at the..
Museums Walk the Old Hakone Highway Tomoko Kamishima Can you believe that you can take a walk down the exact same road and see the exact same view that people did 400 year ago?
Historical Hakone-Yumoto Tomoko Kamishima If you are not in a hurry before you need to head on to your next destination, I recommend that you stop and enjoy Hakone-yumoto..
Museums Yokohama History Museum Harumi Inouye If you want to learn about the history of Yokohama, visit the Yokohama History Museum near the so-called “Kohoku New Town”.