Food Aratama Taste Aratama's famous fried pork cutlet and fall in love with the fresh flavors. Tonkatsu isn't all that's on the menu. Be sure to try Aratama's..
Food Furaikyo With organically grown buckwheat flour from Niigata Prefecture, Furaikyo has been offering superb homemade soba noodles since 2006. Their Kagoshima-kelp..
Activities Lake Shikotsu Lake Shikotsu is a popular outdoors spot in Shikotsu-Toya National Park. Compared to nearby Lake Toya, Lake Shikotsu is less developed and offers wonderful..
Culture Oharaimachi Oharai-machi (おはらい町) is a small traditional town that prospered outside the gates of the entrance of Ise Jingu Shrine — Japan's most sacred..
Culture Satsuki and Mei's House The Satsuki & Mei House is a life-size recreation of the house shown in the Studio Ghibli 1988 classic, My Neighbor Totoro. It is located in Aichi Earth..
Activities Gunkanjima 4.5 (2Reviews) Officially known as Hashima, Gunkanjima (軍艦島, “Battleship Island”) flourished as a coal mining community, starting in 1890. The coal mine closed ..
Transportation Shinjuku Station 3.5 (2Reviews) Known as the busiest train station in the world, Shinjuku Station is a massive hub of trains, subways, stores, and passageways in the western part of..
Shopping Ginza Sony Park The new Ginza Sony Park will refresh the Ginza area by bringing a splash of color and life to this city district. Visitors can look forward to lush..