Culture Nara-Yamato Pilgrimage Guillaume Doré There are many famous temples in Nara prefecture, but the most visited are located in the city of Nara, in the north of the prefecture...
Activities Asobuild Opens in Yokohama Japan Travel In a former post office annex attached to Yokohama Station, Asobuild has created an interactive indoor entertainment center—in..
Culture Former Nakamura Residence Elizabeth S The Former Nakamura Residence is an Edo Period home located a 12 minute walk from Koshigaya Laketown Station and the Laketown shopping..
Food How Do You Take Your Tea? Cathy Cawood Learning how tea is blended at Mixcha Tea Blending workshop experience in Shizuoka, sampling green and black Japanese teas at Green..
Food Rengetsu Cafe Japan Travel Rengetsu is a cozy yet cutting-edge cafe located in the quaint “temple town” of Ikegami.
Rainy Day in Ota City Japan Travel June and July mark Japan’s rainy season, a period of four to six weeks of wet weather before the summer humidity sets on.
Culture Amazing Hieizan Arlene Bastion Hieizan, the home of the awesome Enryakuji, with its immense, luxurious forests, emanates its own sacred and spiritual feeling...