Activities Hotel Toyo Featured The Dobutsuenmae area is a small district located in the Tennoji ward of Osaka. In more recent times it’s become a popular pla..
9 Culture Nagai Botanical Gardens John Carter When visiting the Osaka Natural History Museum I was pleasantly surprised to discover a botanical garden encompasses the building...
Accommodation Higashiyama-sou Ryokan Kiyomizu John Carter Located at the foot of the eastern mountains and Kiyomizu-dera, this Ryokan really is something else.
Accommodation Tomiyamakan Ryokan Sakurai Featured As Nara prefecture is largely a mountainous region it’s no surprise that it’s much different from the hustle and bustle of the..
Accommodation Guest-house Nara Backpackers Featured Many reel in terror when the word hostel is mentioned but in Japan this type of accommodation has a whole new meaning. Allow me..
Activities Myoko-ji temple at Nishisugamo John Carter Yotsuya Kaidan is Japanese most famous ghost story. A tale of deceit, murder and revenge, Oiwa's grave supposedly lies in the..
Accommodation Kaneyoshi Ryokan Featured The 60’s are now in the oh-so distant past but the essence of this magic era still remains. Surrounded by the modern neon glow..
6 Food Namja Town's Ice Cream Parlour John Carter Step away from the comforts of vanilla ice cream and try something insane like charcoal or curry or miso at Namja Town in Ikeb..
