13 Activities Fukuurajima - the Lucky Inlet Andrew Kehoe Fukuurajima is a small island accessible by footbridge in Matsushima. It has many lookouts and stellar views of the surroundin..
Activities Matsushima Boat Cruise Options Dale A. Brown Matsushima offers a variety of cruises to get up close and personal to one of Japan's three most famous scenic views.
Accommodation Shinjuku Kuyakusho-mae Capsule Hotel Peter Sidell Just a few minutes from Shinjuku Station in the heart of Tokyo, the Kuyakusho-mae Capsule Hotel is a fun, cheap, convenient an..
15 Culture The Temples and Shrines of Kasai Peter Sidell Close to Kasai station in eastern Tokyo, a cluster of around ten temples makes for a pleasant place to stroll around, with a variety..
12 Culture Nishihongan-ji Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing Nishi Hongan-ji, (meaning the Western Temple of the Original Vow) is of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism, and is a sister tem..
14 Culture Sony Building, Ginza Manish Prabhune The Sony Building in Ginza is being used by the Sony Corporation to showcase their latest electronic offerings. It used to be just..
7 Shopping Namba Parks, Osaka Peter Lin The Namba Parks (link in Japanese) complex is an amazingly designed mixed-use space in the Namba district in Osaka. Designed by..
Culture Ryōzen Kannon Andrew Kehoe The Ryozen Kannon is a memorial to the Japanese war dead of World War 2 and a memorial to the unidentified remains of lost Jap..