Shopping Shopping for Yokohama “Tenugui” Tomoko Kamishima Find lovely traditional Japanese hand towels at two Yokohama souvenir shops.
Culture Seiryu-ji Temple, Aomori Peter Sidell Near Aomori City in Japan's Tohoku region, Seiryu-ji is a recently founded Buddhist temple in a tranquil natural setting, home..
Culture Interactive Events by Kitchen Nippon Chikako Takahashi Discover the secrets of Japanese home cooking and other aspects of Japanese culture through various events offered by "Nippon ..
Beauty & Spa Kyogoku Fukidashi Water Park Matt Stormont Apart from snow and onsens (hot springs), another of the natural gifts that the Niseko area has been blessed with is an abundance..
Shopping Mitsui Outlet Park - Iruma Todd Wojnowski The Mitsui Outlet Park is a huge outlet mall in Iruma, Saitama. It features a large number of shops - mostly clothing - that ..
Culture Kyushu's Aso Shrine Mandy Bartok Aso Shrine - boasting one of the largest gates at a shrine anywhere in Japan - is an oft-overlooked stop in Aso town in Kumam..
Culture Kishiwada Danjiri Hall Mary Kawai An interactive museum celebrating the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri.
Food Koboriya Soba Shop, Sawara Catherine Hagar In an old Edo-Period building near the Ono River in Sawara, Koboriya is a traditional Japanese restaurant that specializes in making..