Hiking Mount Tsukuba: A Stunning Day Trip Outside of Tokyo
Mount Tsukuba is a gorgeous double peaked mountain in the Ibaraki Prefecture. At only 877 meters tall, Tsukuba-san is a …
Mount Tsukuba is a gorgeous double peaked mountain in the Ibaraki Prefecture. At only 877 meters tall, Tsukuba-san is a …
The Yebisu Garden Place is one of the crown jewels of Ebisu. Filled with an array of restaurants and shops, the Yebisu …
Tokyo is a treasure chest of free entertainment for families with small children and far more green and imaginative …
The Showa Memorial Park, also known simply as Tachikawa Park, is a family favorite in Tachikawa – just off the Chuo …
Travelling is fun, but it is expensive. Tokyo is no exception. Hailed as 2013’s Most Expensive City to live in, Tokyo …
Tokyo parks get crowded. On weekends (especially if you have more than one small child) your kids will run off and …
The mascot of Inokashira Park Zoo is a squirrel, so to be completely honest, you shouldn’t really be expecting …
On January 30th, 1703, a cold, still winter night with snow fluttering over Edo, forty seven ronin – samurai …
In the simplest terms, Musashino Place is a library. In reality, though, it is so much more. Musashino Place is a gem …
Harajuku is great for any seasoned or upcoming cheapo planning a day out shopping. If the thrift shops and gift stores …
If you live in Japan and have not yet experienced the phenomenon of karaoke, what is wrong with you? Oh, I get it. …
\As an advocate of all things ice cream and gyoza, it would be a disservice for me to not tell people about Namco Namja …
Beyond dull bronzes of early statesmen, public art in Tokyo is a relatively new phenomenon. Only in about the last 25 …
When I was about 16, I wanted to play guitar in a hardcore band. After explaining this new found dream to my loving and …
If there is one thing I can say I have learned to love while living in Japan, it’s walking. I used to hate walking. If …
Continuing on my culture hopping articles, I wanted to bring attention to a museum that I don’t think a lot of people …
How much would you pay to see a panda eat bamboo behind a thick layer of plexiglass? 50,000yen? 100,000yen? Try 600yen. …
The Tokyo National Museum is Japan’s largest and oldest museum, housing over 133,000 pieces of art and archeological …
If you’ve ever taken the Keiyo line from Maihama station after a day out at Disney, you may recall having passed …
KaraNet 24 is permanently closed. Internet “café” is actually a gross misnomer for this nine-story building in Shibuya, …
Tokyo is wonderful. However, sometimes you just want to get away from all the towering skyscrapers and the modern …
In a recent article, we investigated convenience stores with alfresco cafe seating as a way to comfortably enjoy food …
As a middle schooler I dreaded being dragged to another event at the Goethe-Institut in Zimbabwe, where we lived at the …
The cost of seeing releases on the big screen can be daunting–or colloquially, a total rip-off. General …