Culture Bring Your Tokyo to Life Veronica Carnevale Tokyo’s allure has long captivated the minds of many. Discover its secrets for yourself.
Food 5 Must-visit Spots for Tea Lovers in Tokyo Kim Bergström Tea lover? There are various places across Tokyo where you can connect with this much-loved beverage, from tea-themed hotels ...
Activities Peony Season at the Sukagawa Peony Garden Kim Bergström Each year during May, the Sukagawa Peony Garden in Fukushima comes alive with around 7000 peony flowers in 290 different vari...
Culture Higashikurume City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Higashikurume City may be a bedroom community but its temples and shrines are not only handsome but are also historically and...
Activities Lindt Heartful Wagon Comes to Japan Kim Bergström In the leadup to Valentine's Day, Lindt will be making their way around Japan in a "heartful wagon" selling their iconic Lind...
Nihonichi Shoyu Cathy Cawood Two hundred year old business in Machida producing high quality soy sauce.
Nishihonganji Yamashina-Betsuin Cathy Cawood Yamashina temple with cherry, maple and gingko trees is very pretty in autumn.
Activities Echigo Hillside Park Rose Festival Kim Bergström From around early June to mid-June each year, Nagaoka's Echigo Hillside Park is home to a rose festival, with blooms in a var...
Activities Wreath Making Class Sherilyn Siy Local community centers sometimes offer free craft classes, materials included. This wreath-making class I attended made use ...
The Koma Segment of the Olympic Torch Relay Sherilyn Siy The Olympic Torch Relay served to announce the Olympic Games and spread a message of peace and friendship, solidarity and res...
Activities Hotel Kuramoto John Carter Dotonbori, Osaka is like Tokyo’s Shibuya. For those who haven’t visited either, imagine a fashionable and hip place in the mi...
Activities 3 Spots for Spring Blooms in Tottori Kim Bergström Best known for its sand dunes, Tottori Prefecture also packs a punch when it comes to springtime color. This guide covers thr...
Kumamoto's Best Holiday Light-Up Mandy Bartok Don't miss Kumamoto's biggest and arguably best illuminations at the Saishunkan Hilltop holiday light display.
Culture Damien Rice Unplugged 2017 Jerome Lee Damien Rice returns to Japan in 2017 for a series of unplugged concerts
Activities A Disney Obsession Niek Ceylan Belgian Nele Geerts visits as many Disney Parks each year as she can. I met her for an interview in the Dreamers Lounge in th...
