Culture Green Tourism and Sugegasa Hats Imogen Riethmuller An account of a visit to the beautiful village of Iide in Yamagata to make a sugegasa: a traditional Japanese conical hat.
Culture The Shiseido Gallery Ginza John Carter Located in the basement floor of the The Shiseido building the gallery is one of the oldest in Japan that still runs to this day...
Activities Hakone's Yunessun Sandra Isaka Yunessun, in Hakone, is billed as an 'Onsen Theme Park' and it does not disappoint. Accessible by car or mass transportation,..
Activities Koon-ji Temple in Saijo Anonymous Koon-ji, Temple No.61, is unusual in that it looks more like a university library than a Buddhist temple. Inside is an equally unusual..
Shopping Michi No Eki Kashimo Justin Dart Tomato Ice Cream! Braken cakes! Local food and local at home feeling makes Michi No Eki Kashimo the place to stop for local crafts,..
Activities Walking Across Tokyo Gate Bridge Manish Prabhune The new Tokyo Gate Bridge has a pedestrian walkway that offers beautiful views of the Tokyo Bay area.
Culture Unomachi Historic Street Anonymous Unomachi is a street of carefully preserved buildings from the Edo period and later. It’s home to many fascinating museums, re..
Activities Climbing Mount Hayachine Malcome Larcens Exploring Iwate's second highest mountain, Hayachine.