Food Kua'Aina, Marunouchi Peter Sidell In the Marunounchi building in front of Tokyo Station, Hawaiian burger shop Kua'Aina brings you reasonably priced comfort food..
Culture The Legend of Sendai Shiro Justin Velgus Sendai Shiro was a real man living in the late Edo/early Meiji era in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Through a series of almost ra..
Culture Kaikoji Temple Justin Velgus The Kaikoji Temple in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture houses two of the legendary living mummies. These former priests mummified themselves..
Shopping Kyoto Knife Market Aritsugu Justin Velgus A chef is inseparable from his or her knife. In order for a chef's vision to become reality, only a knife which cuts with precision..
Culture Naoshima Art House Project Peter Sidell Seven empty houses in Honmura village on Japan's 'art island' of Naoshima have been renovated and transformed into works..
Food Cafe Dublove, Shinjuku Peter Sidell A few minutes from Tokyo's Shinjuku station, Cafe Dublove has reasonably priced drinks, cakes, pizzas and pasta, and a sma..
Culture Mamedacho Old Town Bonson Lam Mamedacho in Hita City is nestled in a valley behind some forested hills between Fukuoka and Oita. It is a great place to explore..
Culture Baishinji Anonymous The district of Baishinji faces the Seto Inland separated from Matsuyama by a ridge of hills. Consequently, it has something of..