While Coffee, Sweets or Pastries are usually the key focus of cafes, there are many quirky cafes around Japan, such as Manga Cafes, Maid or Butler Cafes, and even Cat Cafes. For anime fans for example, located beneath the Tokyo station, is the Gundam Café.
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The Secrets of Japanese Coffee Culture
When you think of world-renowned coffee destinations, Japan might not be the first place you’d think of. You’d more likely associate coffee with the espressos of Italy or the lattes of Australia. But to miss out on the vibrant, imaginative, and thriving coffee culture in…
Toon City – A Jewel in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan
Toon city, located in the northwestern prefecture of Ehime in Shikoku, is one of the undiscovered jewels of the prefecture. With incredible hospitality, culinary highlights and impressive nature, we were lucky enough to visit Toon at the end of February. Accompany us on our journey…
The Tokyo Nightlife Travel Guide
There’s certainly no shortage of interesting things to do during the day in Tokyo, but as night falls on Japan’s capital, what kind of activities are available to travelers who still have energy to burn? As it turns out, plenty! We check out a few…
Shigaraki Village: Ceramic Tanuki and An Integration Project for Disabled People
Shigaraki (信楽町) is a village in Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県), east of Kyoto. The Prefecture is not only home to the biggest lake in Japan, Lake Biwako, but the Japanese also associate Shigaraki with a surprising speciality. Clay racoons (known as tanuki in Japanese) are produced…
The Jewel of Shonan: Winter Illumination Paradise of Enoshima
After a whole day walking around Enoshima, I was exhausted. The sun was setting and the chill was rising, but I was still waiting for the main attraction of the day, The Jewel Of Shonan, the famous illumination of Enoshima. Many of my friends visited…
Yamaga: Strolling the City of Lanterns in a Vintage Kimono
sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters Situated in Kumamoto Prefecture on the old Buzen Kaido road linking northern and southern Kyushu, Yamaga is a town filled with history, and visitors will be amazed by its numerous surprises. From the Edo period, Yamaga has been known…
Finding Vegan Curry and Coffee in the Mountains of Nakatsu, Oita
Finding Vegan Fare in the Mountains of Nakatsu If anyone is looking for a Rastafarian inspired Japanese restaurant, look no further than Satta Yard in Nakatsu. About a 50 minute drive from the city and into the quiet hills of Nakatsu will bring you to…
Looking Back on Taketa, Oita’s City of Secrets
Sponsored by Tourism Oita When arriving in Taketa city for the first time, the best advice I can give you is “Don’t forget to look back.” This advice can be applied in several ways, but the first and most obvious is if you arrive by…
The Old Town Chiwata by the Omura Bay in Nagasaki
Sponsored by Higashisonogi Town. Higashisonogi, the beautiful seaside town overlooking Omura Bay close to Nagasaki, might best be known for its high quality green tea and breathtaking natural landscapes. But for a few years now, a couple of hipster small businesses have been popping up around…
Discover Adachi Museum and Yuushien Garden – Where Art Meets Nature
Sponsored by Nakaumi Shinjiko Daisen DMO Art and nature have always gone hand-in-hand, nature being the inspiration for many artists and their work. When you bring the two together in one space, you can be sure that space is going to be something extraordinary. When…