Accommodation Hotel Metropolitan Ikebukuro Sarah Chaney Whether you are visiting for travel or business, Hotel Metropolitan has a variety of rooms to meet your needs, from standard rooms..
Shopping Buy Sweets in Penny Candy Alley Sarah Chaney Candy Ally is the place to visit if you find yourself in Kawageo City. "We are merely humble shopkeepers working out of the ki..
Accommodation Higashiyama Hot Spring Town Sarah Chaney Visit the hidden gem of Fukushima, located a short distance out of the main samurai city of Aizuwakamatsu. Accessible by shuttle..
Beauty & Spa Is Food Produced in Fukushima Safe? Sarah Chaney Food safety is a common concern in Fukushima Prefecture after the March 2011 nuclear disaster. Read about my experience touring..
8 Oimatsu Sweets Shop in Kyoto Sarah Chaney I walked into a shop selling Japanese sweets made in Kyoto and had matcha tea with sakura mochi (a rice cake stuffed with bean paste..
Nightlife Fukushima Nightlife at Bar Dream Sarah Chaney Bar Dream is a western-style bar in Nihonmatsu City in Fukushima Prefecture. With lots of space, a variety of drinks, darts and..
Activities Chikozan Park Children's Zoo Sarah Chaney Visit the children's zoo within Chikozan Park in Sayama City of Saitama Prefecture. You can touch animals such as guinea pigs..
Culture Shosan-ji Summer Festival 2026 Sunday - Aug 30th August 30th is the Buddhist memorial festival at Shikoku's 12th temple, Shousan-ji, which is one of the 88 temples on a pilgrimage..