Animal Walk Tokyo (AWT) invites you to?Sanpo in the Park 2016Join us for our annual family event, Sanpo in the Park on Sunday, May 22, from 10am in Yo ...
Internet services in Japan: Useful links One of the advantages of living in a share-house or guest-house is that you can save a lot of money on t ...
Daio Wasabi Farm is the world\'s largest wasabi farm located in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture. Stroll through the vast wasabi fields, see how they?re gr ...
????????????Cairns Inn is a small, modern hotel in the seaside town of Hiwasa on the coast of Shikoku in Tokushima. They have ten rooms, nine of whic ...
???Sesoko Island is a small island off the Motubu Peninsula near Nago on the west coast connected by bridge to Okinawa Honto.Sesoko has a few lovely w ...
????Ankake is a type of thick, sticky Chinese sauce used in noodle dishes that has been adapted to produce Ankake spaghetti, a signature dish of the N ...
??????An elegant corner of Szechwan Restaurant Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan.Szechwan Restaurant Akasaka has been serving Szechwan cuisine in Tokyo since 1970 ...
?????Japan?s Sand Museum, a Home to Ephemeral Treasures ...
Kinki is “rockfish†in English and nitsuke means boiled fish (or vegetables) in soy sauce. Winter is the best season for rockfish, a ...
I spend a lot of time travelling throughout rural Japan on foot, and sometimes it can be quite a problem finding somewhere to spend the night. In for ...
There are plenty of things to do in Milwaukee for families. Eat legendary frozen custards at Kopp?s, stop by the beautiful Milwaukee Art Museum, or l ...
Tokyo is always stereotyped as the most expensive city in Japan when it comes to a shopping spree. Getting some local souvenirs is thing that shouldn? ...
????????????????Art Complex, responsible for the phenomenally successful show GEAR in Kyoto, plans to open a new theatre to showcase the Japanese avan ...
????Kurotani is well-known for its wagami (\'rice\' paper) production. Appreciation for this lifetime-absorbing craft has led to the paper art of Kur ...
Persimmons (?): A typical autumn scene is the picture-perfect sight of ripe, orange kaki (persimmons) standing out against a bright blue, crisp autumn ...
Hyakunin Isshu, Poem 15kimi ga tameharu no no ni idetewakana tsumuwaga koromode niyuki wa furitsutsu??????????????????????????For your sakeI went into ...
Nagano Prefecture is landlocked and mountainous - nine of the twelve highest mountains of Japan can be found here. On the south side of the prefecture ...
Much has been written in praise of the Kyoto woman: her beauty, her grace, her charming and distinctive speech. Indeed, throughout Japan the Kyoto wom ...
Barely two days into our Kyoto stay, we were on the road again, heading back to Tokyo. Over there, we would spend the night and catch the flight back ...
??????????????Drag fun a go-go at gay bar Village, Osaka.Just five minutes or so a walk from Osaka or Umeda Stations lies Doyama, arguably the biggest ...
?????What the West Can Learn From Japan About the Cultural Value of Work ...
If you’ve ever taken a train from Tokyo to Kamakura you might have passed by a large white Kannon statue, wondering what exactly it might be. A ...
What to get and cook for your favorite man in the world" We’ve got you covered. Here’s a selection of gift ideas and recipes that you ca ...
It may come as a surprise to hear that my present hometown Kobe is a popular tourist destination (more than 22 million annual visitors incl. day tripp ...