Imado Jinja (今戸神社) is a small Shinto shrine located in the Asakusa area about 15 minutes by walking from Asakusa station. Its history dates back to the 11th century.

As such, Ochanomizu has much to offer visitors, in the form of inexpensive Indian curry eateries, religious sites, and a street lined with musical instrument shops.

A few rather popular activities here in Japan during summer are hiking, beach surfing and picnics. I present a summer’s day in Zushi, Kanagawa, consisting of a relaxing and scenic hike at Mount Takatori (with different start and end points), finished off with a stroll in the beach.

Akita Inu are big, affectionate, hardy companions that helped people for over 1000 years in many different ways. In these times especially, at least for me, playing with an Akita Inu helped alleviate a lot of stress.

Here you will find hundreds of wild, yet friendly deer roaming the fields, lounging in the grass and bowing for cookies. But if watching and feeding deer isn’t up your alley, here are a few other recommended places to visit (in no particular order).

Lot’s of small museums are hidden among the city center and enable you to learn more about Japanese culture as well as famous inhabitants the city has seen in the past centuries.

Here we introduce five beaches which can be your perfect weekend getaway from the notorious heat and humidity that the summer of Fukuoka comes with.

Located just a 10 minute boat ride from Ishigaki island port, Taketomi Island has a lot to offer travelers, including stunning beaches, magnificent views, hikes and water buffalo rides to name a few.

Opened in 1995, the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum takes pride in being the only comprehensive public museum representing photography and moving images.

Toba is a coastal city in the prefecture of Mie, located approximately two and a half hours from Osaka. It has a population south of 20,000, and an area of 107.3 km² so it’s less than half the size of Osaka with a fraction of the people, but it does have that Japanese seaside charm.

Aizu-Wakamatsu which is really worth a trip if you are interested in Japan's history and architecture. In this article let's take a look at four highlights of the city which you can easily enjoy on one day.

People know Akita prefecture for its Namahage, beautiful ladies, rice, sake, Akita-inu and bears (no joke, big honkin bears). Here are the five best castles and castle ruins in Akita, in my opinion.