The Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum
A hidden gem in Musashi-Koganei Lots of tourists make it to Tokyo’s preeminent historical museum, the Edo Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku. It’s a shame that…
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A hidden gem in Musashi-Koganei Lots of tourists make it to Tokyo’s preeminent historical museum, the Edo Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku. It’s a shame that…
Many people are excited for the winter holidays and winter illuminations are one of the reasons, too. The shining lights that guide us through the…
The small loft housing more than 3,000 kites in central Tokyo Tako no Hakubutsukan is a museum just east of Tokyo station dedicated to Kites….
Christmas is around the corner and although you would think it’s a national holiday in Japan, it isn’t. Everywhere you go there’s Christmas music playing,…
It’s the winter season in Japan and though the autumn leaves have (mostly disappeared) there are still plenty of ways to enjoy your stay. Newly…
Creative glass and cup designer Goodglas Japan has found a lot of success with their 3D-Art glassware lineup, which uses handmade blown double glass walls…
This week, I had the opportunity to participate in a health experience program during a monitoring tour with KCS Co., Ltd and DMC Kinugawa Onsen…
Tokyo’s Country Farm German Village, also known as Tokyo Doitsu Mura (東京ドイツ村) situated in Chiba Prefecture is here again with its 14th edition of Winter…
Edo Wonderland or Nikko Edo Mura is situated in Nikko City and represents one of the most popular destinations in Japan due to its idyllic…
The Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park is located in Namegawa, Saitama Prefecture, on the Hiki Hills (Hiki Kyuryo) and it covers a large area of…
Christmas in Japan is more of a couple’s day than a family holiday. It’s not a national holiday and most people have to go to…
Tattoos NG at gyms in Japan Last week, a friend of mine, a 22-year-old undergrad student at Kyoto University of Art and Design, wanted to…
Tucked away in the often-overlooked prefecture of Yamaguchi is a small city known as Kudamatsu. Often ranking amongst the top comfortable cities to live in…
Okunoin is Japan’s largest cemetery, and although the grounds itself contains over 200,000 graves, according to legend, there are no real dead at the resting…
With the Olympics coming up, those in the Japanese tourist industry are ramping up efforts to convince visitors to use their facilities when staying in…