Exploring Sakitama Kofun Park Scott Brause Sakitama Kofun Park is perhaps the best introduction to Japan's ancient Yamato culture. Its burial mounds have provided clear..
8 Food Tsukuba's Gourmet Handmade Soba Sherilyn Siy I always said that the best soba I have ever had is soba made from newly harvested buckwheat that you can only eat once a year..
Exploring Japan Beyond Tokyo Angela An The more I visit each location, the more I realized how much more there is left to see and be discovered. Not only is each prefecture..
Food Ryujinmaru Tom Roseveare Ryujinmaru is a new Japanese restaurant in Kochi, Japan. It specialises in warayaki, a traditional cooking technique originating..
Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Angela An Dig a little deeper on your next travels in Japan and Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima is a great way to experience the raw culture of..
Activities Six Days in Tohoku Ignatius Koh Not much is known about Tohoku to the average traveller; perhaps only the memory of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that devastated..
7 Food Tsuruya Yoshinobu: Confectionary Too Gorgeous to Eat Sherilyn Siy Established in the Edo Period in 1803, Tsuruya Yoshinobu has been making Japan's best traditional sweets (or wagashi) for more..