Activities Welcome Spring with Ume Viewing Alena Eckelmann The Kishu Ishigami Tanabe Ume Orchards near Tanabe City in the south of Wakayama Prefecture have more than 300,000 ume trees. The..
Culture Kitaya Park in Shibuya Shinobu Ishikawa Kitaya Park, once a gloomy place with smokers, has reopened this month after a complete makeover. It features the first Blue Bottle..
12 Activities Golden Hour in Kamakura Reynald Ventura There are a hundred and one reasons for visiting the ancient city. This time I had one specific purpose - to capture images during..
Activities Tokyo’s Hottest Haunted Houses Serena Ogawa Tokyo has some truly hair-raising horror houses and other attractions. As no stranger to some super spooky places, here is a list..
Activities Fugan Unga Kansui Park Gaurav Raja Dahal This hydrophilic park is surrounded by a lush green grassy lawn area where people can spread out their blankets and enjoy their..
Culture Showa Memorial Museum Sherilyn Siy The Showa Memorial Museum is a repository of historical data and information related to Japanese people's lives during the Showa..
Transportation Yasugi Station Kim Bergström Yasugi Station is located on the Sanin Main Line in Shimane, around 15 minutes from the prefectural capital of Matsue. The station..
Accommodation Takashi Murakami Flower Gallery Stay at Grand Hyatt... Paul McInnes Until June 1, Grand Hyatt Tokyo is giving people the chance to reserve a stunning suite which is full of artwork by seminal Japanese..