Food Nabe Matsuri Hanno & Hidaka 2025 Mid Feb Piping hot hearty soups called nabe are a Japanese staple in the winter, which warms you from the inside. Hanno and Hidaka tak..
Culture Traditional Puppet Theater Sherilyn Siy The Shirakukushi Puppet Show Preservation Society is a troupe that dates back to the late Edo Period. At the shin-soba festival,..
Shopping CLASSICS the Small Luxury Sherilyn Siy Opened in 2003, CLASSICS the Small Luxury is the only shop in the world exclusively dedicated to handkerchiefs. In this elegant..
Culture Kokeshi: A Lasting Tradition and Art Sherilyn Siy Each doll is truly unique, with its own personality, as influenced by the personality of the kokeshi artisans who crafted them,..
Food Food & Drink in Japan Glossary & Phrasebook Sherilyn Siy Foodies traveling to Japan for the first time will want to download this little ebook to their smartphones before traveling. F..
Activities Tanabata Concert Sherilyn Siy Music is a most suitable way to celebrate a festival that's inspired by a Chinese folklore of star-crossed lovers. In Hidaka,..
8 Activities Nerima Children's Forest (Kodomonomori) Sherilyn Siy Kodonomori is a farm converted into a play space. Fruit and vegetables are still grown but most of the space is dirt, not conc..
6 Activities Kitanomaru Park in Spring Sherilyn Siy The Kitanomaru Park (including the Nippon Budokan and the Chidorigafuchi boating area) is part of the Imperial Palace grounds ..