Culture Bring Your Tokyo to Life Veronica Carnevale Tokyo’s allure has long captivated the minds of many. Discover its secrets for yourself.
Culture Arashiyama's Romantic Train Cathy Cawood Photos of Sagano Scenic Railway's Romantic Train which travels between Arashiyama and Kameoka along the Hogawa Gorge
Culture Three Tips on Traveling in Japan Lazare Herzi Lazare Herzi talks about his first impressions of Japan and some aspects of Japanese culture he thinks every visitor should b...
Licca: a Different Kind of Italian Louise Archer Licca is a lovely Italian restaurant in the Nasu highlands, famous for its lovely Italian cuisine and its unusual style of fi...
Activities Viewing the Sendai Illumination Hiroko Maruya Hikari no Pageant (an illumination festival) has started. Let's watch the moment of lighting!
Former Furukawa Gardens Tomoko Kamishima Former Furukawa Gardens: May is the season for roses. And the best rose garden in Tokyo is here: The Former Furukawa Gardens.
Osaka Sumile: Great Food & Ambience Karen Zheng Located in Nakanoshima Love Central, “Sumile” is a fine-dining restaurant conceptualised by a Japanese pop band named Dreams ...
Aizu Tajima Gion Festival Kate Neath Aizu Tajima Gion Festival, stunning local version of Kyoto's famous Gion Matsuri
Summer Evening at Osawa Pond Cathy Cawood Still water reflects the green trees and hills around this large peaceful pond in Saga that was once part of an imperial vill...
Activities Nikko's Beautiful Fields Larry Knipfing This story focuses on some of the large fields and marshlands in Nikko. They are wide and vast, and on this day quite misty--...
Pierrot Harbour, Osaka Cherie Pham Movie murals, stage performances, bric-a-brac and dining all under one set of train tracks. Right beneath Nakatsu station, ex...
Food Prettissimo Tisaneriche Cafe [Closed] Laura Welch A popular cafe with a lovely atmosphere, Prettissimo excels at sweets and drinks.
Kurama Fire Festival Cathy Cawood Three meter bonfires burn while torch bearers carry flaming pine torches through the picturesque streets of Kurama on the nig...
Toun-ji in Machida Cathy Cawood Toun-ji in Machida has a small but pretty temple garden with two sweeper statues.
