The Tokyo Comedy Store celebrates two main types of comedy in English: Improv and Stand-Up. The Improvazilla Show is held on the last Friday of every month at the Crocodile Live House in Shibuya.

When I think of the word genki (元気), two images spring to mind. First, the swimmers splashing around Zushi Beach one cold January morning, not a wetsuit in sight. Second, the man striding past me—shoeless—up Mount Fuji. Genki desu (元気です).

Travelling with a pet can sometimes limit your options so it is important to plan.

"There are still many unknown things in the cosmos. These large unknown issues cannot be solved by short-term research and many people have to get interested in those matters to solve them by taking a lot of time," he added,"I want young people to join such mystery solving."

Daio Wasabi Farm in Nagano is the king of all Wasabi Farms in more ways than one. Not only is it the largest wasabi farm in Japan, it also boast the most beautiful backdrop.

It's hard to escape tea in Japan. Take Ichiriki Chaya, a 300 year old Tea House in Kyoto which features as the setting for much of Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha.