Tokyo is a city of many neighborhoods. In about one hour, you can take the above-the-ground, glass-windowed JR Yamanote line, on a 34.5 km (21.4 miles) loop around the center of the city. Some of the major station include Yūrakuchō (Ginza area), Shi
As part of a series of articles on our favorite neighborhoods in Tokyo, JapanQuest Journeys takes you to Yanaka, in many ways the best preserved area of old Edo. Strolling through Yanaka is like a trip back in time. On each occasion that I wander
Before 1873, the Japanese New Year was based on the Chinese lunar calendar but following the Meiji Restoration Japan adopted the Gregorian calendar and it is now celebrated on January 1st. It is considered by most Japanese to be one of the most impor
With contributions from Tripatini members including Ed Wetschler: From crawling through Buddha's nose at Todaiji Temple to finding peace in Hiroshima, "To Japan with Love" takes readers along on an eclectic range of experiences, including horseback r
True, one person’s “freaky” is another’s chicken nuggets. And we all know there’s a big, wide world of gustatory tastes out there. But most people reading this would have to agree that fried tarantulas, chicken fetuses, worm cheese, and baby mouse wi
"Tokyo: Japan will offer 10,000 foreigners free airfares to visit the country next year, in an attempt to boost the tourism industry which has been hit by the ongoing nuclear disaster, a report said on Monday.
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Canyons Japan is run by New Zealander Mike Harris, the hard to miss kiwi who stands at 6ft something with viking like features and impressively long ginger dreadlocks is spearheading the revival of Minakami Machi - a previously declining onsen town i