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,..
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Food
Gold Leaf Ice Cream at Hakuichi's
Gold Leaf soft serve Ice-cream at Hakuichi's in Ishikawa prefecture's Kanazawa. The store is down the street from Kenrokuen..
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..
Planning
Useful Smartphone Apps for Japan
Practical smartphone applications to download before travelling to Japan.
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..
Nightlife
Visiting Tokyo City Keiba
Tokyo City Keiba hosts the Tokyo Derby and Twinkle night horse races at Oi Racetrack, allowing office workers to attend after ..
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..
Gallery
Gold Leaf Ice Cream at Hakuichi's
Ishikawa
Mt. Fuji & Yamanakako before Dawn
Yamanashi
Urahara
Tokyo
Benifuji no Yu Onsen
Yamanashi
Kanazawa’s Gold Leaf Production
Ishikawa
Mt. Fuji from Lake Saiko
Yamanashi
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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.