Accommodation Hotel Crown Palais Kobe Featured While the Kansai region hosts many of Japan's larger cities, Kobe is one that may not always appear in peoples travel plans...
Activities Sunshine Aquarium in Ikebukuro John Carter Located in the Sunshine Centre in Ikebukuro, this smaller aquarium offers an interesting day out. Be in awe as you are transpo..
6 Culture The Impossible Project Space John Carter If you thought the Polaroid camera is dead and gone you couldn’t be more wrong. It lives on though now under a different name:..
Activities Isshin-ji Temple at Tennoji John Carter A contemporary geometric structure of steel, glass and concrete sits in place of the traditional wooden temple in the southern part..
6 Activities A country walk in Kannami John Carter If like me you've wanted a taste of Japanese rural life then the small town of Kannami in Shizuoka could be the perfect tonic...
Accommodation Tomato Hostel Osaka Featured Located near the banks of the Yodogawa River and a 10-minute walk from Nishinakajima-minamikata station, the hostel lies on th..
7 Shopping Sennichimae Arcade John Carter Located some 15 minutes walking distance from Kaneyoshi Ryokan, this arcade is a good counterpoint to Kuromon Ichiba the kitchen..
Activities Hotel Kuramoto Featured Dotonbori, Osaka is like Tokyo’s Shibuya. For those who haven’t visited either, imagine a fashionable and hip place in the mid..