Culture Visiting My Umpteenth Temple Maren Pauli A short story on why temples are not all the same and you should seize every chance and visit them whenever you find one.
Activities Haneda New Year's Edo Festival Mandy Bartok will transform into an Edo-era townscape, ready to welcome visitors with games... Test your skills at a shooting range or try traditional games such as senbonzuri
Verde Regalo Sherilyn Siy The bakery's name is Verde Regalo and specializes in artisanal breads... lovely Italian restaurant with cozy terrace seating beside it by the same
Activities Nagano Mountain Ramble Arlene Bastion I came across Hirashiba by following my feet in the direction of the mountains... I could only gaze at the red temple top still afar, calling my name, with
Culture A Walk Through Ochanomizu Geraldine Buergel Overview ‘Ochanomizu’ literally means ‘tea water’ and the location name... about the history of Edo’s (now Tokyo's), demand for safe water that came
Culture Pokémon Go Released in Japan Mandy Bartok Jul 25, 2016 Pokemon Go, a game for mobile devices, debuted in Japan on July 22nd.
Culture Culture and Beauty In Ishikawa Prefecture Leslie Taylor I was greeted by the Tsuzumimon Gate at the east exit, imaged after traditional... such an historic setting, it felt like sitting in a castle watching the same
Food Manpei in Inawashiro Peter Sidell I actually changed at Inawashiro station twice: both times I came to Manpei... , and both times I had the same thing, the curry rice.