Transportation The Shinkansen Experience Imogen Riethmuller Take a speedy trip around Japan on a JR Shinkansen. Comfortable and quick, this is a far superior way to travel around the country..
12 Culture Manyo Botanical Garden Tomoko Kamishima Manyo Botanical Garden is situated within the precincts of Kasuga Taisha Shrine and has 300 kinds of flower and plants mention..
Culture Visiting Ushiku Daibutsu Peter Sidell An hour north-east of Tokyo, the Ushiku Daibutsu is a towering statue of the Amida Buddha. A full hundred and twenty meters tall,..
Activities Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka Rashaad Jorden Kamo Aquarium has grown in popularity—in large part due to its vast collection of jellyfish.
Activities Japan Football Museum, Tokyo Aric Denfield For football lovers or for those with an interest in J-League and the national team, the slightly quirky Japan Football Museum is..
15 Food Sunamachi Ginza's street food Rachel Chang Sunamachi Ginza's shopping street is located at Kitasuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo Prefecture. This shopping street won 3rd place of the..
Culture Udatsu Old Street Phillip Nelson Step in to an older Japan and take a walk down a nationally preserved street full of tradition and culture.
Nightlife Matsuyama Doyo-yoichi Anonymous Every Saturday night in the summer from around June 23 to August 4, a street market is held in the arcades that run through the..