Culture Kiyomori Festival Paul Walsh The people of sacred Miyajima pay thanks to the medieval clan leader who laid the foundations for the island's fame and prosperity...
Shopping Mojiko Retro: Waterfront District with a Touch of H... Anonymous Mojiko Retro Area in the city of Kitakyūshū is a wonderland for tourists with well-preserved buildings from the Meiji and Tais..
Culture Tokugawa Gardens Chris Glenn The Tokugawa-En is a year-round attractive date spot, tourist draw and place of relaxation for the residents of Nagoya.
Shopping AEON LakeTown: Japan's Largest Mall Hannah Morse AEON LakeTown will have you shopping until you drop: literally.
Food Gonpachi's Nishi-Azabu branch Francesco Agresti Dine at Nishi-Azabu's iconic Gonpachi, the restaurant that was the model for the famous scene in Tarantino's Kill Bill.
Activities Abashiri Prison Museum Featured I visit the massive Abashiri Prison Museum in Northern Hokkaido
Activities Tsurumine Park's Gorgeous Azaleas Reiko Senna The man who ordered the azalea showed three fingers to mean 300 bushes, but the gardener took it to mean three freight cars of azaleas...
Culture Kyoto Shoren-in Temple Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Shoren-in Temple: Enjoy the three gardens stretching out of its horseshoe shaped corridors.