Culture Shitamachi Evening Cool 2026 Early Aug A special event at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum in early August allows patrons to explore the grounds after dark, providing a truly unique
Transportation Getting Around Shonan Peter Sidell On the coast about an hour south of Tokyo, Kamakura and Enoshima are popular with visitors to Japan.
10 Guan Yu Altar at Chinese New Year Takako Sakamoto On February 21st in 2015, I traveled to Nagasaki to see Nagasaki Lantern... wanted to see this famous winter festival in Nagasaki for so long and at last
7 Culture Postcards From Japan Kasia Sykus scrawled across them ‘Wish you were here’ that you picked up from a tourist shop... Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe or even the countryside, as street photography
Food Tokyo's Cafe Habana Kim Bergström If you've seen the 2014 movie "Chef" starring Jon Favreau,... fear - if you've got a craving for a Cubano, there's a place in Tokyo
Culture Akihabara, an Anime Fairyland Daniel Vesey This is a place you simply have to visit when in Tokyo; soak up and immerse yourself in this special culture of Japan.
Planning Spring in Japan: Your Seasonal Guide Joanna Ligon Comfortable Shoes: Perfect for long walks during hanami.... the canal, especially beautiful at sunset or when lit up in the evening