Culture Japan-Indonesia Friendship Festival 2026 Mid Oct This annual event was moved from its previous home at Tokyo Midtown to
6 Food Doctors' Cafe, Yurakucho Peter Lin Doctors' Cafe is a unique non-chain coffee and snack counter out of a van near Yurakucho Station, Tokyo - great coffee indeed!
Activities Tennoji Temple, Taito-ku Michael Kaplan Tennoji is a great temple in the Yanaka area of Tokyo with a long and interesting history and a beautiful bronze Buddha statue
Activities Sumo at Ryogoku Kokugikan Abi Barber Discover Japan's national sport at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Soak up the atmosphere as the world's top sumo wrestlers battle it out.
15 Activities Sakura on Mt. Minobu, Yamanashi Rachel Chang around the country scenes of Japan rather than do a big city tour through Tokyo... It took a little over 4 hours with a rental car from Tokyo and the distance
Accommodation Chisun Hotel Hamamatsucho E. Vika Frary where you have access to the JR Yamanote Line (just three stops from the Tokyo... Station shinkansen hub), Haneda's Tokyo Monorail, and both the Asakusa
Food Thai Restaurant Chao! Chao! Bamboo Todd Wojnowski Bamboo is an excellent Thai restaurant with great atmosphere, located near Harajuku, Tokyo. It has a Southeast Asian steet food-type feel.
Transportation JR Kakunodate Station Akita Jeremy Yap JR Kakunodate station is located 40 minutes away from Akita terminal (via Akita Shinkansen) and around 2 hours from Tokyo (Akita Shinkansen as well)