Food The Hotel New Grand’s “The Café” Tomoko Kamishima The Café at the Hotel New Grand faithfully sticks to Weil’s original seafood doria recipe. Why don’t you try this legendary di..
Culture Motomachi Waterworks & Brick Works Tomoko Kamishima If you happen to come across the remains of this interesting waterworks in Motomachi, you will be so curious that you won’t be..
Culture Kamakura’s Egara-tenjin Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Because Michizane was a plum lover, Egara-tenjin is adorned with plum blossom: the wooden gate, paper lanterns, a purification basin,..
Culture Hakone-jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima If I had to choose only one place to visit during my stay in Hakone, I would go to Hakone Shrine in the early morning or just before..
Shopping Dove Palace in Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima A yellow paper bag from (Toshima-ya confectionary) with a cute dove logo on the side and dove-shaped cookies inside is a typical..
Nightlife Giraffe in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai Tomoko Kamishima 'Giraffe' is quite a casual (and relaxing) dining restaurant on the 5th floor of Yokohama Landmark Tower.
Food Kamakura’s Hato-koji Tearoom Tomoko Kamishima Hato-koji is a modern style Japanese tearoom that serves traditional tea and deserts. They have three types of Japanese tea with..
Culture Kamakura's Daibutsu Hiking Trail Tomoko Kamishima The Daibutsu-Kuzuhara-ga-oka Course (大仏-葛原が岡) has fine scenery and is a relatively easy hike. And you can visit some nic..
