Food
Aburi-mochi at Ichiwa & Kazariya
Ichiwa is an thousand year old store with longstanding connections with Yasurai Matsuri festival at Imamiya Shrine selling aburi-mochi,..
Culture
Kanazawa’s Gold Leaf Production
Experience the history and production of Kanazawa gold and silver leaf. The very name of Ishikawa prefecture’s capital city tr..
Planning
Useful Smartphone Apps for Japan
Practical smartphone applications to download before travelling to Japan.
Shopping
Urahara
Urahara is the term for the back streets of Harajuku that has stores selling slick limited edition clothes and accessories, as..
Activities
Tiwal Japan in Hayama’s Kayak Race
Hayama Sailing College’s hosts its annual kayak race at Morito Beach and Tiwal Japan gives people a chance to try out its begi..
Culture
“Shokichi” by Mitsuaki Tsuyuki
Shokichi is a small workshop store run by Mitsuaki Tsuyuki who makes handcrafted hand puppets in Yanaka. He runs comical puppet..
Beauty & Spa
Benifuji no Yu Onsen
Benifuji no Yu Onsen is a hot spring bath at Mt. Fuji's Lake Yamanaka. Picturesque views of red Fuji ("aka fuji") can be seen..
Activities
Mt. Fuji Views from Spots in Tokyo
Mt. Fuji can be seen from various government buildings, train stations and observation decks in Tokyo, usually for free. Such spots..
Gallery
Kanazawa’s Gold Leaf Production
Ishikawa
Urahara
Tokyo
Gold Leaf Ice Cream at Hakuichi's
Ishikawa
Benifuji no Yu Onsen
Yamanashi
Mt. Fuji & Yamanakako before Dawn
Yamanashi
Hitotsubashi University
Tokyo
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Culture
Yokohama Port Festival 2016
Meg SingThe 35th Yokohama Port Festival commemorates the opening of the port in 1859. It is held at Rinko Park and a popular fireworks show..
Food
Kobe's Sushi Secret: Fusazushi
Charlotte GriffithsFusazushi serves up delicious sushi fresh off the boat at Kobe City Central Wholesale Market.
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Fishing at the None-Gawa Creek
Yoshifumi HaraTrout fishing at this creek in the fresh green forest refreshed me.