Museums A Trip to Kagoshima City Aquarium Matthew Dobbins Kagoshima City Aquarium is a great way to learn about the area's rich marine heritage.
9 Historical Yokohama Yamate No.111 Tomoko Kamishima In 1926 an American businessman, Thomas Melvin Laffin, built a house for his just-married son, John Edward. They asked J.H. Morgan..
6 Culture Dejima in Nagasaki Sleiman Azizi The tiny island of Dejima in Nagasaki played an important role in Japan's history with the outside wall. Now a major tourist..
Culture Aoto Peace Park in Katsushika City Sleiman Azizi Aoto Peace Park in Katsushika, Tokyo, is a small local park distingusihed by its memorial to the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima..
Culture Free Japanese "Washi" Paper Making Bryan Baier Free Japanese "Washi" Paper Making at the NARA Visitor Center & Inn
7 Festivals Aoi Matsuri in Photos Bonson Lam The Aoi Matsuri is one of the oldest and most celebrated festivals in Japan. So much so, the word “Matsuri” originally referre..
Traditional Obihiro - a City Built on Horsepower Featured The Tokachi region of Hokkaido is an expansive range of plains and prairie land. Early settlers in the 1900s brought horses to the..
Culture Sanuki Udon and Ritsurin Gardens Nathan Palmer Takamatsu in Shikoku is where udon, a Chinese import, first appeared in Japan. Even today the superb local noodles draw tourists..