During the time when the cherry blossoms bloom you can get a lot of sweets with Sakura flavour. But sweets are not the only foods you can enjoy. There are several other items that come in Sakura flavour for a limited amount of time that you should check out.

Soranoiro, which means Color of the Sky, develops its concept on the idea of providing an organic and healthy ramen, as its name may suggest. Along with the different seasonal ramens they have available, Soranoiro is most known for two types of ramen: a soy sauce based ramen, Chuka-Soba, and an all-vegetarian, Veggie-Soba.

In Machida, there is a small animal park with a huge outdoor enclosure with over 200 squirrels. Visitors can enter the enclosure and feed the squirrels, however you should not be a late riser.

The town is famous for its well preserved samurai houses and traditional architecture, which have earned it the nickname of "The Little Kyoto of Tohoku". It is also one of Tohoku’s most popular cherry blossom spots with hundreds of beautiful shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) lining the streets of the historic samurai district.

Fear not, as this list gives you 5 of the most popular Japanese drinks to get at izakaya to help you have a good time!

After having visited Okinawa twice I would like to present my TOP 5 eateries you should check out when visiting the island.

Here we present 15 more things to do in Akita. The northern area of Japan with bears, mud volcanoes, and cherry picking and more.

Only in Japan, can you get the luxury of a spa, combined with the traditional atmosphere and healing benefits of an onsen's natural hot spring water. As an onsen aficionado living in Tokyo, I have visited almost every onsen and spa in the city, so here are my top ten.

Every year in winter the Zoo holds a capybara hot spring event. It usually starts at the end of November and lasts until early April. During the event on most weekends and certain weekdays the capybaras of the Zoo will take a bath in hot springs that the zoo constructed specifically for the capybaras.

The waste disposal system of Japan is entirely different from that of other countries. We could see a very systematic way of waste disposal done in every city.

As someone who hates crowded capital cities, I cannot imagine why Tokyo would be someone’s favorite place of all prefectures in Japan. Then I decided to try and found out.

If you are a foreign student studying in Japan or are planning to study in Japan, the following list of things may come in handy for you.