7 Culture Tsuchiura City’s “Turtle Castle” Elizabeth S Tsuchiura Castle in Ibaraki Prefecture, is also known as “Turtle Castle”, once appearing as a floating turtle surrounded by ex..
8 Culture Spiral Elizabeth S Spiral is a hybrid art gallery, boutique, dining and performance space on Aoyama-Dori in Tokyo's exclusive Minami-Aoyama district...
Culture Sakasai Castle Elizabeth S Sakasai Castle in Bando City, Ibaraki Prefecture is a well preserved Warring States Period castle site with reconstructed turr..
Food Lai Mai Thai Restaurant Elizabeth S Lai Mai Thai restaurant, a short walk from Omotesando Station, serves Thai street food in a vintage shop house. For lunch, Lai..
Beauty & Spa Goroko no Yu Hot Spring Elizabeth S Goroko no Yu hot spring spa in rural Sakai Town, Ibaraki Prefecture, has all the classic decor of an old-style hot spring with modern..
Culture Tsuchiura’s Kura Storehouses Elizabeth S Tsuchiura City’s preserved Edo Period storehouses are grouped around the former Mito Kaido post road. Open to the public free ..
6 Food Shirou Soba Elizabeth S Shirou Soba Restaurant, a short walk from Omotesando, serves hand made soba, tempura and kaiseki ryori for lunch and dinner. The..
Food Soup Plus Elizabeth S Soup Plus just off Omotesando serves yakuzen, meals based on traditional Japanese medicine. Diners can eat in or take out.