Culture Mikimoto Pearls Chris Glenn Just off the coast of Toba City in Mie Prefecture is Mikimoto Pearl Island, where the world’s first cultured pearls were creat..
11 Hamamatsu ACT City Tower Peter Sidell In central Hamamatsu in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, ACT City tower has a 45th floor observatory, giving a sweeping panora..
Moshi Moshi Nippon Festival 2014 Roxanne L W The festival that spreads Japanese pop culture all over the world through music, food and fashion.
Food Kazu Yakitori and Izakaya Anonymous Kazu is one of the few restaurants in Matsuyama with a full menu in English. Enjoy charcoal grilled chicken with good sake in a..
Food Failte Irish Pub and Restaurant Featured Failte Irish Pub and Restaurant in Tokyo's Shibuya offers a fun atmosphere, delicious beer to get the conversation flowing,..
Yokohama Stadium Before a Game Tomoko Kamishima On game day, passion and cheerful energy are in full swing in and around Yokohama Stadium!
7 Food Sagano-yu, Arashiyama, Kyoto Peter Lin Sagano-yu is an unusual cafe in the popular Arashiyama area in Kyoto. Formerly a public sento, or bathhouse, the whole building..
Culture Setstock Music Festival in Shobara Chris Cooper See some of Japan's finest bands at Setstock Music Festival in the Shobara, Hiroshima Prefecture