Transportation Niigata Station Kim Bergström Niigata Station is located in Niigata City, and has both local and shinkansen lines which operate through it. The station is the..
17 Transportation Train Suite Shiki-Shima Dave Gillan 4-day 3-night experience on the ultra-luxe Japanese residential train, the Train Suite Shiki-Shima (meaning ‘land of four seas..
Accommodation Wrap Up 2020 at Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Serena Ogawa Get into a festive mood at Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills hotel as it welcomes guests with its exuberant menus and spa treatments...
Transportation IKEBUS Sherilyn Siy The IKEBUS is an eco-friendly way to get around Ikebukuro, a transportation hub and a growing hub of creative culture. This el..
Activities The 2020 Olympic Games: Odaiba Marine Park Elena Lisina Odaiba Marine Park will host the 2020 Olympic Games marathon swimming and triathlon events and the Paralympic Games triathlon. There..
Food Shiogama Wholesale Market Chiara Terzuolo Shiogama Wholesale Market is the very last of the great old-school fish markets in the Tohoku region. It miraculously escaped the..
Food Princi: Starbucks' Italian Bakery Celine Ong In 2018, Starbucks invested in Princi - an upscale Italian bakery started by Rocco Princi. Princi is now operating in several Starbucks..
Culture Tako-jinja Gary Luscombe Tako-jinja is a small shrine in southern Osaka close to the birthplace of Takamuko-no-Kuromaro. A largely forgotten figure, he was..