Food Kasuké Restaurant Featured Kasuke Hoshino was the man who opened the first Hoshino Onsen Ryokan, a simple ryokan on the site of the current resort, over a..
Activities Exploring Hara Museum of Contemporary Art [Closed] Hannah Warren Hara Bijitsukan is a small museum of contemporary art housed in a mansion in the back streets of Shinagawa. About a fifteen-minute..
Food Ashimaen Restaurant in Minakami Rufus Starbuck Ashimaen is a restaurant much loved by the locals in Minakami, and its nondescript exterior (and interior) may not be as appealing..
Accommodation Hotel Crown Palais Kobe Featured While the Kansai region hosts many of Japan's larger cities, Kobe is one that may not always appear in peoples travel plans...
Activities Picchio Featured Standing in a field, armed with binoculars, staring at a tree doesn’t sound like the best way to spend a chilly autumn evening..
Activities Getting to Know Karuizawa Hannah Warren When staying at the Hoshino Resorts, you should block out a sunny Saturday morning to head down to Karuizawa for a stroll down the..
8 Shopping Jimmy's Bakery Michael Flemming Jimmy's Bakery Company is an Okinawan company with roots established in 1956 when the founder invested his experience and observations..
Shopping Grandberry Mall, 2000-2017 [Closed] Selena Hoy If outlet malls are your thing, head down to the southern tip of the greater Tokyo area to Minami Machida, home of Grandberry ..