SIGHTSEEING

A Day in Chofu: Traditional Buildings, Soba and Yokai

Few make their way to Chofu on their Tokyo trip and many haven't even heard of it. Located west of the city's 23 wards, this quaint area migh...

Shimanami Kaido is a 70km route that connects six islands in the Seto Inland Sea. It runs from Onomichi, H...

Tochigi, known for its World Heritage Site of Nikko, is packed with charming sightseeing spots that you ...

Deep in downtown Osaka, under the unmistakable shape of an old-fashioned tower is a semi-hidden, narro...

If you’ve been to Tokyo at least once you’ll have noticed that every neighborhood of this m...

Minamiizu is the southernmost town of the Izu Peninsula in Japan. Enveloped in an indented coastline, t...

At the eastern tip of Tokyo is Katsushika City. Packed with the retro flair of the shitamachi*, this dist...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market Tsukiji Market has had a long career as the world'...

Many areas in Japan offer gorgeous snowy landscapes in winter and one of the best ways to enjoy them is whi...

If you're looking for places to visit in Japan other than the 'classic' destinations of To...

What district would you like to call home if you lived in Tokyo? A lot of the locals would answer Jiyugaoka...