Altough dwarfed by the much newer Tokyo Sky Tree, Tokyo Tower offers a unique view of this massive city – and has a long and romantic history t ...
When visiting Japan there is nothing more relaxing than a short escape into the Japanese countryside, to complement days of exploring Tokyo and stroll ...
Japanese: Kabocha no nimono. “Nimono†is the word for food that is boiled and seasoned. Kabocha is a Japanese pumpkin. Kansai peopl ...
Takenoko is the Japanese word for bamboo, and Tosani describes the taste of bonito and soy sauce. Bamboo is known for its rapid growth, an ...
When you think of TV series from Japan, the first thing that comes to mind is most likely the huge output of anime processed in the country. However, ...
Gotokuji temple (??? in kanji) is well known across Japan as the supposed origin of Maneki-neko, the ?beckoning cat? figurine which is said to bring g ...
As part of its Change 2027 program, JR East has announced that it will conduct a series of driverless Shinkansen test runs in late 2021, using a 12-ca ...
Although you might already be aware that the holiday is celebrated across the world in territories as diverse as the United States, Brazil, Canada, Li ...
The Ginkakuji Temple is also known as the Silver Pavillion, although, curiously, it is not coated in silver plating as one would expect from the name, ...
Located in Kagoshima prefecture at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest southernmost city on the main islands of Jap ...
Sensoji temple, also known as Asakusa Kannon and located in Tokyo?s Asakusa district, is the city?s oldest religious building and one of its most colo ...
The Shinkansen network of high-speed bullet trains in Japan has a great safety record, thanks in large part to Doctor Yellow, the Shinkansen test trai ...
Japan is famous for its four distinct and breathtaking seasons, and many visitors to the country often consider the Japanese autumn to be the most bea ...
One of the busiest pedestrian crossings in the world, Shibuya crossing is perhaps the most iconic symbol of the city of Tokyo around the world. Shibuy ...
Japan is well known for its rich culture and preservation of history. Shrines and temples are located all over Japan?s islands, large and small. The m ...
The Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa is considered one of the three most beautiful landscape gardens in Japan. Once the outer garden around the castle of ...
Rail travel serves as a primary means of transportation in Japan. The Yokosuka Line, for example, spans 73 kilometers or 45 miles, originating in cent ...
Kobe is a major port city in Japan?s Hyogo Prefecture. Kobe?s Sannomiya district is one of the city?s business and entertainment hubs. Together with t ...
Join some of your favorite animated characters as you board the new Pixar bullet train in Kyushu, Japan?s southernmost island. The Go! Waku Waku Adven ...
Because of its location, Japan is frequented by natural disasters such as earthquakes. If you?re traveling to Japan, there is no need to fear – ...
The Philosopher’s walk, also known as Tetsugaku no Michi, is a pedestrian route located in the Northern Higashiyama district of Kyoto that stre ...
The large city of Tokyo is divided into a number of special wards or municipalities. Tokyo?s Shibuya ward is home to the neighborhood of Ebisu, which ...
Just hours from Tokyo, you will find the island of Kyushu. This island was inhabited early in Japanese history, and remains a stronghold of historic a ...
Sendagaya Station is located in the Shibuya special ward of Tokyo. It first opened its doors in 1904. As of 2011, Sendagaya Station was serving more t ...
Yoyogi Station first opened its doors in 1906. Today, the two stations that make up Yoyogi Station serve nearly 100,000 passengers daily. As part of t ...
Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan, located on Tokyo Bay south of Tokyo. It is the capital city of the Kanagawa Prefecture. In the Nishi-ku ...
Tanabata, also known as the ?Star Festival?, is a Japanese celebration which takes place on the seventh day of the seventh month. According to Japanes ...
Fukuoka and Nagasaki are two of the biggest metropolitan areas in the north of the southern Japanese island of Kyushu and among the most popular desti ...
The JR Saikyo Line, or Saikyo-sen, connects Osaki Station in Tokyo and Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture. Opened in 1885 and is operated by the East ...
The Japanese word shukubo literally means ?sleeping with the monks.? Shukubo is an accommodation experience in which the traveler lodges within a Budd ...
The Peanuts comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz is one of the most successful and recognisable cartoons ever created, running for over 50 years a ...
Travel to Asia, discover new and unknown territories, cultures, cuisines and traditions. Everything an adventurous traveller can dream of!Some of the ...
Hiroshima (? ?) in the Chugoku region is notorious for being the city where the atomic bomb dropped on August 6, 1945, the first of which were launche ...
Osaka (?? ?, ‘?saka-shi’) is the third largest city in Japan with a population of 2.7 million. However, during working hours, the populat ...
Okinawa Island (? ? ? ? Okinawa-Hont?) is the largest of the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, with an area of 1,201.03 square kilometers, where the city of Na ...
The company JR West currently offers the Kansai Thru Pass, which gives unlimited access to JR trains in the Kansai region for 1, 2, 3, 4 consecutive d ...
