Culture Bring Your Tokyo to Life Veronica Carnevale Tokyo’s allure has long captivated the minds of many. Discover its secrets for yourself.
Fukui's Totoya Justin Velgus Totoya serves up home style cooking, specializing in fish dishes. Their secret to success? Food that is cheap, delicious, del...
Culture Steps Ahead Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at Tokyo's Artizon Museum titled "Steps Ahead" will showcase a range of new items in the mu...
Food Bassanova Ramen Shindaita John Carter Ramen is one of Japan’s more famous dishes and restaurants can be found on pretty much every street and even in major the sta...
Culture The Science Behind Pixar 2019 Kim Bergström The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art is hosting "The Science Behind Pixar" until November 24th, giving insight into t...
Food Regional Ramen - Chubu Sleiman Azizi Despite the ramen of the Chubu region being mainly soy sauce-based, the variety of flavours is impressive. Ramen styles inclu...
Food Grand Picnic at the Tokyo Marriott 2021 Kim Bergström Summer and picnics go hand in hand, and a special event taking place at Tokyo's Marriott Hotel during the summer season hones...
Food Harry Potter Cafe Pop-ups in Tokyo and Nagoya Kim Bergström Muggles rejoice! To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, two Harry Potter ...
Food Little M Kim Bergström Little M is a new addition to the Niigata coffee scene. They have a range of different brews on offer, as well as baked goods...
Culture Holy Connections Elysse Hurtado Hitachi's Izumo Shrine boasts of some of the biggest Shinto shrine attributes in Japan and innovative new practices that coul...
Culture The Soul of the Brush 2022 Kim Bergström A special exhibition at the Sumida Hokusai Museum is titled "The Soul of the Brush", and it explores paintings by 60 differen...
Food Pyua Shokudou Michael Flemming Support the developmentally challenged at Pyua Restaurant in Okinawa City
Food Café Rencon [Closed] Heera Melrose-Woodman Since Kamakura’s sights are rather spread out, the central location of Café Rencon makes it an ideal place for sightseers to ...
Culture Keitoku-in Temple in Izu-Taga Peter Sidell In Izu-Taga near Atami in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Keitoku-in is a charming Buddhist temple with a fine view over the coa...
Culture Ujiyama Teppei Exhibition 2020 Kim Bergström This year marks the 110th anniversary since the birth of the painter Ujiyama Teppei (1910 - 1986), who was from Hita City in ...