Unagi: Japanese Grilled Eel and the History of Kabayaki
Seafood has always been a staple of the Japanese diet thanks to the bountiful ocean that surrounds the island country, and unagi (eel) is no exception. Unagi harvested from freshwater is prepared in a...
Soba-kiri: Edo’s First Culinary Hit
Of the top four culinary superstars which emerged during Japan’s Edo period, soba was the first to grace the table. Soba is actually the Japanese word for buckwheat, the main ingredient of the popular...
Nagano Station Area：A cultural core, a splendid temple and a historical gathering spot
Zenkoji Temple attracts numbers of tourists who seek knowledge of ancient Japanese culture and enlightenment. Among the picturesque mountain peaks, you can sense the spirituality that filled patrons of this sacred place when Zenkoji...
A Panoramic View of Sakura Blossoms in Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata-ken
Located at the foot of Mt. Zao, Kaminoyama-shi thrived as a castle town and a place for travelers to rest as they traveled along the Ushu-kaido, one of the routes established to connect Edo...
Greet the Gorgeous Pink Sakura in Fukushima’s Inawashiro-machi
Located at the heart of Fukushima-ken, Inawashiro-machi is a town at the foot of Mt. Bandai. To its south side are the clear waters of Lake Inawashiro and to the north is Mt. Bandai....
Poetic Beauty of Sakura Blossoms in Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken
Morioka, a historic town at the foot of Mt. Iwate, is reachable in two hours by JR Shinkansen train from Tokyo. Maybe because it thrived as a castle town in the Edo period, the...
Another 3hr trip – Asakusa
Situated in Asakusa, Sensoji is an attraction that paints a perfect picture of what the bustling streets of Tokyo’s old town area were like during the Edo Period. Chonin, a class of townsmen including...
Nishitama, Okutama : A Trip Into Tokyo’s Untapped Forests
Forests in Tokyo? Impossible – you might think, but it’s very possible. Two hours west of Shinjuku, lies the Nishitama area, part of greater Tokyo. Now, to many Tokyo residents, Nishitama is nothing special...
Art Museums in Roppongi Area
The National Art Center, Tokyo◆国立新美術館
Hours: 10am -6pm (L.ADM. 5:30pm), Fri & Sta 10am-8pm (L.ADM. 7:30pm)closed on Tue, the year-end through the New Year's holidays
Admission: Admission is determined for each exhibition
Address: 7-22-2, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Access: 5min...
Roppongi’s Designer’s Flag Contest
Roppongi’s Designer’s Flag Contest transforms Tokyo’s infamous late night entertainment district into a place of art and design
Roppongi, one of the most popular entertainment and business districts in Tokyo, has an even more famous...
