11 Culture Oyama Dera Temple's Unique Statues Larry Knipfing Everywhere you go on Mt. Oyama, you can find Buddhist and Shinto statues, some quite old and some quite beautiful.
11 Culture Snowfall in Ginza Manish Prabhune Snowfall in Tokyo is rare and it usually does not happen more than once a year. This photo story captures the relatively deserted..
8 Culture Mukojima Hyakka-en Garden Manish Prabhune Plum blossoms in late February and early March precede the more mainstream and famous cherry blossom season. Personally I prefer..
Culture Philatelic Museum, Mejiro, Tokyo Mary Kawai Postage stamp fans can view exhibits and enlarge their collections here.
Beauty & Spa Hiking in Hakone Valley Suwannee Payne Hakone has many hiking trails. Most of them are easy hiking courses like trails around the lake, the old Hakone Highway and the..
Food Tenkaippin Ramen Peter Sidell With locations across Japan, Tenkaippin is a nationwide chain of ramen shops, offering noodles in a unique and tasty chicken broth...
Culture Yokohama's Model Railway Museum Mary Kawai One man, Nobutaro Hara, exhibits 1000 model trains he collected or built.
Culture Cherry Blossoms at Ueno Park Jessica A Paje Ueno Park is located in central Tokyo and is home to 1,200 cherry trees that will flourish with pink magical flowers. The 133-..