Accommodation Hotel Shikisai, Lake Chuzenji Nicole Bauer We put on our yukata (traditional Japanese bathrobe) and got ready for
Activities Mount Mitake & Mount Odake Day Hike Sarah Mathews From here, you can opt to take the cable car, or, if you do as I did, you
Culture Hanami in Hiroshima Peace Park Ash I put aside the regrettable pronunciation of both cities and told the inquirer
Shopping Kamakura’s Sankai-do Tomoko Kamishima During the Kamakura era, Samurai put hachimaki under their hats to prevent
Culture Yumeji Takehisa's Birthplace Kenji Chida itself would not reveal the artist's secrets but I was starting to put
Area Ikebukuro Gritty or charming? Ikebukuro is probably my favourite area of the city. Often derided as the 'ugly sister' of Tokyo, it is rarely top of any tourist's 'must-see' lists, but..
Culture Osore-zan Peter Sidell Put those two elements together and you get Osore-zan, which loosely translates