7 Gyokusen Garden Mandy Bartok If the crowds at Kenroku-en get you down, just head a little way down the hill to the Gyokusen Garden.
10 Kyoto's Cafe Opal Sandra Isaka Located in a renovated 80 year old traditional Japanese home, the Cafe Opal is a unique cafe with friendly owners, great music..
Culture Samurai Houses of Kakunodate, Akita Justin Velgus Kakunodate is known as the Samurai District for good reason. Scattered throughout the town are remnants of the Satake clan’s g..
10 Activities Aomori City Waterfront Peter Sidell Overlooked by the ASPAM building and the harbor bridge, the waterfront in Japan's Aomori City makes for a very pleasant place..
Culture Dejima Mandy Bartok For over 200 hundred years, the tiny island of Dejima in Nagasaki Harbor was Japan's only point of contact with the wider world...
Accommodation Tomato Hostel Osaka Featured Located near the banks of the Yodogawa River and a 10-minute walk from Nishinakajima-minamikata station, the hostel lies on th..
Culture Renaiss Hall Okayama Kenji Chida Renaiss Hall Okayama is a space dedicated to the appreciation of Okayama's architectural history. This former bank hosts performances..
14 Statues at Asahisan Fudoji Temple Takako Sakamoto The statues at Asahisan Fudoji Temple in Fukui have been protecting local people here from natural disasters and evils in their..