Culture Woodland Museum: Picture Book Hill Stacy Kurokawa Picture Book Hill, a museum that opened in 1998, is a cozy yet airy, a beautifully-designed low, wooden building in the woods. This..
Culture Bell Ami Doll Shop in Matsumoto Elena Lisina The Ami Doll Shop in Matsumoto used an old technique of oshie and is the only one studio-shop that still produces oshie dolls of..
Activities Mario Kart in Real Life Jessica Lin There’s nothing like cruising down the bright city lights of Tokyo’s streets at night, as Mario, in your own Mario Kart. After..
6 Toka Ebisu Festival in Tokushima Naoko Takeuchi Toka Ebisu Festival in Tokushima is where business people go to pray for good fortune.
Activities Step into a Tropical Paradise Stacy Kurokawa Kacho-Yukan is more than a greenhouse, it is a living museum where you can observe birds, butterflies and both tropical and alpine..
Accommodation Hotel Inter-Continental Osaka Bonson Lam The Inter-continental Hotel is a welcome addition to the luxury hotel circuit, and along with other 5 star hotels in the area, like..
Culture Shorinzan Daruma-ji Gloria Ticconi In Takasaki, north of Tokyo in Japan's Gunma prefecture, Shorinzan Daruma-ji is the temple of Daruma dolls, traditional good..