Naoshima should top all art lovers' list of vacation spots.
We tried 'em, you buy 'em. Our list of the best and cheapest yatsuhashi - Kyoto's souvenir sweets of choice.
Free bus tours will be running in Nara from February to March 2016. Reserve your spot now before they're all snatched up!
Valentine’s Day, that crazy time of the year when men around to world rush to department stores and chocolatiers …
Poor Uwajima. It has one of only 12 castles in Japan to survive from the Edo period, and yet all people want to talk …
With an impressive name as “The Temple of the Peaceful Dragon”, Ryoanji has quite something to live up to. …
In 1601, when the time of the warring states came to an end as the Tokugawa shogunate united all of Japan under its …
Although Himeiji Castle reconstruction has been finished, Hikone remains a great town to visit to enjoy feudal …
Located near the banks of Lake Biwa, on the road from the ancient capital of Kyoto to the castle town of Hikone lies the …
Simply put, Kiyomizu-dera is the most popular attraction in Kyoto and no matter when you decide to go it will be …
Note: The Pokemon Expo Gym closed in 2017. November 19, 2015 marked the opening of Lalaport Expocity, a shopping complex …
On the edge of the oldest geisha district in Kyoto—Kamishichiken—lies Kitano Tenmangu Shrine dedicated to …
Let me first be clear about what you should not imagine these flea markets to be. No they are not the garage or lawn …
How’d you like to meet a living legend? 86-year-old Joe Okada, better known as Samurai Joe, is Japan’s …
We got to chat with “Happy in Japan” Youtuber Andrew Marston about his Mt. Fuji climb with fellow …
A city known for its darkest moment, Hiroshima’s memorials provide an educational and emotional look at the events …
The Man Behind the Ramen Momofuku Ando is worthy of god status. The late Taiwanese-Japanese inventor of instant …
Coming up in 2017, TOTO—one of the world’s most renowned toilet maker made famous by it’s …
One of the interesting things about Japan are the shotengai—which are a type of single-storied, covered mall. …
Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture is a destination favoured among international and local tourists. With its stunning …
Can you guess where this picture was taken? If you answered “the Netherlands,” “Holland,” or …
This year, Wakayama Prefecture’s Mt. Koya, or Koyasan in Japanese, is celebrating 1,200 years since renowned …
Shimane Prefecture may be Japan’s least visited, as well as its second least populated, but that doesn’t …
If you’ve ever eaten sushi, you know about wasabi. It’s green and sort of spicy, the kind of spicy that …
