Culture 7 Lucky Gods New Year Pilgrimage Joe Peters A great New Year activity for the whole family - take a walk - collect your 7 lucky gods while seeing parts of the "old Tokyo."
Culture See the Historic City of Sawara Joe Peters Spend a few hours sightseeing in Sawara - easily reachable from Narita Airport or downtown Tokyo
Culture Route 20 for a drive out of Tokyo Joe Peters A nice drive out of Tokyo - see Mt. Takao, Lake Sagami, or keep on going to Lake Yamanaka.
Activities Hiking up Mt. Tsukuba Joe Peters The hiking trails of Mt. Tsukuba are about 100 km (60 miles) from Tokyo, easily accessible by train or car.
Culture Decotora—Decorated Trucks of Japan Joe Peters The rumble of powerful engines, air perfumed by diesel exhaust, bright lights flashing in the night: all ambrosia to the senses..
7 Culture The Waka Poetry Garden - Rikugien Joe Peters Almost 88,000 square meters of a strolling, mountain, and pond garden makes a great place to spend a sunny couple of hours. Enjoy..
Culture Rikugien (Riku Garden) Stroll Joe Peters A nice garden for a gentle stroll around the pond in the Waka Poetry garden, Rikugien in Tokyo
Beauty & Spa Three Days in Kyoto & Shiga (day 1) Joe Peters This article describes day one of three spent in Kyoto and includes some sites and lodging information, such as the Biwako Hanakaido..