Shopping Five Must-Buy Soy Sauce Items Sherilyn Siy Since visiting the Soy Sauce Kingdom for the first time, I have been back several times. Here is my list of 5 must-buys for soy..
Activities Shizuoka's Green Tea Cathy Cawood Shizuoka Prefecture is a great place to visit tea farms and factories and learn more about green tea. 40 percent of Japan’s te..
Food Sake Competition 2019 Sae Nagamatsu Competition that decides the most delicious sake brands out of many sorts of sakes. Started from 2012, this competition aims to..
Accommodation Hotel City Plaza Osaka Elena Lisina The main attractive features of the Hotel City Plaza Osaka is the rooftop spa with a rest zone outside, and a variety of special..
Pachinko: the Game You Must Play When Visiting Japan Japan Travel t’s hard to think of another country that attracts as much fascination as Japan. With a culture going back centuries, world-cl..
Food Kushi Katsu Tanaka in Soka Sleiman Azizi Kushi Katsu Tanaka is chain store with branches around Japan, specialising in deep-fried skewered foods. Specials change all the..
Culture Hina Festival of Inatori Onsen 2026 Jan 20th - Mar 31st From January 20th to March 31st, the tiny seaside town of Inatori, in the Izu Peninsula, hosts its annual 'Hina-no-tsurushikazari..
Culture Yanagawa Doll Festival: Sagemon Tour 2026 Feb 11th - Apr 3rd The town of Yanagawa celebrates Girls' Day with several events over a two month period.