9 Street & Urban Sakura of Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka Bonson Lam Historic shops and cherry blossoms make a potent mix at Kyotos Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka at Spring. If you are cycling you will need..
10 Street & Urban Tokyo no Kage: Shadows in the City Allan Murphy "Drinking from an empty cup" is a Zen koan, a phrase to meditate on, along the lines of having something that isn't there...
6 Street & Urban Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Illaura Rossiter A national treasure and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tomioka Silk Mill in Japan's Gunma Prefecture is a spot where you can take..
6 Street & Urban Manhole Covers of Kobe Manish Prabhune Kobe, belonging to the UNESCO Cities of Design, has a certain sense of design, which can be felt across the whole city, including..
7 Street & Urban Minato Motomachi Station, Kobe Manish Prabhune I have always been a fan of the legendary architect Dr. Tatsuno Kingo, who designed the famous Tokyo Station as well as Manseibashi..
7 Gardens & Parks An Afternoon in Arashiyama Kyoto Bonson Lam The bamboo forests in Arashiyama are like a silent screen, where you leave behind the stresses of the city and be transported to..
Arts & Crafts Otaru in a Day Euan Prentis Otaru's interesting history as a mercantile and financial center in Hokkaido is very well preserved to this day. To get the..
14 Street & Urban Statues of Toyohashi Peter Sidell In Toyohashi in Japan's Aichi prefecture, the main street by the station is lined with charming statues.
