8 Kamakura Asaba-ya Unagi Restaurant Tomoko Kamishima Asaba-ya is a Japanese restaurant along the street to Hase Kannon. They specialize in unagi (grilled eel), but also serve some other..
9 Culture Sunset and lights in Meriken Park Rory Jackson Meriken Park offers a great spot to enjoy sunset and when night falls the city of Kobe lights up.
Shopping Mandarake Daryl Grimes Mandarake is a chain of stores that specializes in buying and reselling Japanese pop culture merchandise.
11 Culture The Road to Oku-no-In Anonymous The path to Oku-no-In on Omishima Island is a wonderful winding track to nothing in particular (except for a rather nice toilet)...
6 Activities Macaques, Mandrills, and Capuchins Michael Flemming Primates are among the most represented orders at the Okinawa Zoo and Museum's Nature Land.
Culture Gokuraku Temple and Beach Walk Steve Morton Whilst the main temples of Kamakura are known to virtually everyone, many other less well known places are waiting to be discovered...
7 Culture Kitano Tenman Shrine Manish Prabhune Kitano Tenman Shrine is one of Kobe’s major Shinto shrines, located in an unusual location of Kitano Ijinkan, the place associ..
Culture Sendai Tanabata Festival - part 2 Brian Sealey A brief article on the myth, history and culture behind Tanabata.