Shopping Handa Dashi Festival Chris Glenn Japan’s greatest Dashi, or parade float festival, the Handa Dashi Festival happens every 5 years in Handa, just south of Nagoy..
Food Japanese Beer in Hokkaido Scott Walker From mainstream to boutique, this is everything you need to know about Hokkaido beer.
Activities Japanese Imperial Graves in Nara Paul Hackshaw Japanese kofun are keyhole shaped imperial grave sites that are sprinkled all over the Nara area and are said to hold the remains..
Shopping Tobe Pottery Traditional Industry Hall Anonymous Tobe Pottery Traditional Industry Hall is one of the best places in Tobe to see old and modern Tobe-yaki. You can also buy ceramics..
Shopping Mitsukoshi Department Store Anonymous Mitsukoshi Department Store is an eight-story cathedral to shopping. But if you don't want to shop, you can play futsal on the..
Culture Yokohama Museum of Cultural History Tomoko Kamishima The Yokohama Prefectural Museum of Cultural History features great exhibits and lovely architecture. Amazingly, the building survived..
Activities The Battle of Okehazama Chris Glenn 2,500 samurai trounced an army of 35,000 in what became known as the Battle of Okehazama. It was one of Oda Nobunaga’s finest ..