Tokyo Must Do with Japan Tour Guide
Get a taste of "real" Japan with sights recommended by Japan Tour Guide, a group in Japan that matches visitors with volunteer guides. (http://tourguide.jp/)
Today's Guide: Tomonari Watanabe
Tomonari is a student from the Tokyo University...
Diary of a Japan Tour Guide: Monica in Asakusa & Shinjuku
Japan Tour Guide (JTG) is an online portal that aims to match volunteer Japanese guides with visitors coming to Japan. Read about their tours put together for tourists by these friendly local guides in this regular column!
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A Relaxing weekend around Lake Kawaguchiko with your family
DAY 1
Make your way straight to Fuji-Q Highland amusement park by taking the Fuji-Q Highway Bus – Resort Express from Tokyo Station, Shinjuku Station, Shibuya Station (Mark City), or directly from Haneda Airport. The...
Shichiken: A Traditional Sake Brewery With Modern Ideas
A brewery that is a world of its own
Yamanashi Prefecture Hokoto City's Hakushu area might be famous for Suntory's Hakushu Whiskey, but did you know that it is also home to long-established sake brewery, Shichiken? WAttention...
Cheap all-you-can-drink Umeshu
If you're a lover of Umeshu, Japanese plum win, you MUST visit Puedo Bar in Tokyo. For the mere sum of 1,080yen you can drink all the Umeshu you want for one hour, possibly...
Q-POT Café attracts guests with their new Sailor Moon themed menu
After the popular “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon” exhibition which was held until June 19th in Mori Tower in Roppongi, Q-POT Café located in Omotesando follows the hype by creating a new menu featuring the different...
Another 3hr trip – Kagurazaka/Kudanshita
Although Kagurazaka is close to Tokyo’s entertainment district, Shinjuku, it has a character all of its own. As a prominent hanamachi (geisha district) that thrived from the Edo Period (1603-1868) to the Showa Period (1926-...
The History Of Akasaka – A Place Of Gourmets and Geishas
Akasaka is a district of Tokyo’s Minato Ward whose name means “red slope,” the second word of which makes sense seeing as the area is located on more than 25 hills. The “red” (aka)...
Lake Yamanaka: The Perfect Weekend Getaway
Lake Kawaguchiko is probably one of the most known out of the Fuji Five Lakes, but we decided to explore Lake Yamanakako. In the morning, the bus ride from the Fuji 5th Station to...
Strolling the Shotengai: Musashi-Koyama Palm
Tokyo's Longest Covered Shopping Arcade
If you've done any traveling throughout Japan, you've probably come across the close cousin of the traditional shotengai shopping street: the covered shotengai, also known in Japan as the arcade. After...
