Area Hanamaki Hanamaki offers a collection of hot spring areas in central Iwate prefecture, including the Hanamaki Onsen, Dai, Shidodaira, Osawa and Namari – known collectively as the Hanamaki Onsenkyo Village...
Area Matsudo Matsudo is located in north-west Chiba, parallel to the Edogawa River and offering great access to Tokyo via the JR Joban Line. The city boasts several tourist attractions, such as the historical..
Food Tokitarazu Tom Roseveare TOKITARAZU is hard to miss – its entranceway decorated in a traditional, white noren curtain and sake barrels, hiding a wooden..
Culture Yunishigawa Kamakura Festival 2026 Jan 30th - Mar 1st Each winter, the small onsen town of Yunishigawa, in Tochigi's Nikko area, transforms into a winter wonderland with hundreds..
Culture Aizu Sazaedo Temple Tom Roseveare Aizu Sazaedo (会津さざえ堂) is a 16.5 meter high, three-storied, hexagonal Buddhist pagoda located in Aizu-wakamatsu.
10 Transportation The Moving Streetcar Museum of Hiroshima Tom Roseveare Discover the beauty of Hiroshima's tram network with its variety of trams spanning several decades – earning it the nickna..
Food Crisp Salad Works Daikanyama Tom Roseveare Crisp Salad Works brings the New York trend of chopped salads to Tokyo's Daikanyama, at their fourth branch in a fast-growing..
Culture Himeji Castle & Kumamoto Castle Tom Roseveare Step forward two of Japan's most loved castles in Himeji Castle (Hyogo) and Kumamoto Castle (Kumamoto) – considered some o..