Culture Koke-dera (Saiho-ji) Temple Tomoko Kamishima Koke-dera (Saiho-ji) Temple: Moss carpeted, Zen practice garden has a unique atmosphere that has attracted famous people such ..
Food Saucisses Hot Dogs Chris Glenn Nagoya's best hot dogs and potato fry? Saucisses, one of the city’s best loved fast food outlets, wins hands down!
Culture Osatsu Ama San, Woman Diver Museum Chris Glenn If you’ve ever seen the James Bond movie “You Only Live Twice”, you may remember scenes of the traditional Japanese white clot..
Activities Suntory Yamazaki Whiskey Distillery Ross-Barry Finlayson A great way to spend the day - tasting a great whiskey and touring the distillery that makes it.
15 Pond and Garden at Kongorinji Cathy Cawood A teahouse and an Edo Era hall with beautiful door paintings of lotuses and dragons stand in a lovely pond garden at Kongorinji..
Transportation Kumamoto Ushibuka Port Yui Yamaguchi A regular ferry service operating between Ushibuka machi, Kumamoto and Nagashima Kuranomoto, Kagoshima has an added bonus of a scenic..
Shopping Sakaimachi Street, Otaru Chris Barnes Sakaimachi street in central Otaru is a must see when visiting Otaru. Fresh seafood, beautiful glassware shops, tasty sweet shops..
Culture Exploring the Refurbished Tokyo Station (2012) Christopher McLean With it's newly refurbished iconic red brick building, Tokyo's rebuilt JR station could be argued to be the face of Tokyo..