Culture Atsuta Shrine and the Legendary Sword Chris Glenn Ranking second only to the Great Shrine of Ise, Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya City dates back 2,000 years, and houses the sacred sword,..
Transportation JR Kesennuma Station Chris Barnes Kesennuma Station is a train station operated by the East Japan Rail Company (JR East) in Central Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture...
Activities Koishikawa Botanical Garden Escape Brian Wood-Koiwa Koshikawa Botanical Garden, the oldest in Japan, is a paradise of ornamental ponds and woodland right in the middle of Tokyo.
Activities Sumida River Cruise Ship Ash While it won’t get you from Point A to Point B quite as quickly as the train, the Tokyo Cruise Ship service is the way to trav..
Nightlife Sam’s Irish Pub & Hotori Tei Café Tristan Scholze Irish pub and Japanese garden cafe in a small-town Japanese castle district old samurai-style home
Shopping Where to buy Uniqlo in Kurashiki Judith Mikami Uniqlo is a great one-stop shop for get unique, cute, cool and trendy fashion to wear yourself or to buy as gifts.
Accommodation The Guesthouse Sakuya Leslie Taylor This hotel may be off the beaten path, but that's part its charm. Once you've experienced the private onsen and wonderful..
Culture Aizu Jibo Dai Kannon Selena Hoy Immense snow-white Buddhist Kannon statue stands tall over Aizu Wakamatsu on the grounds of Aizumura, Fukushima Prefecture.