- The annual fabric dyeing festival, “Some no Komichi”
- Every February an event known as “Some no Komichi” (染の小道) turns the river and streets of Nakai town in Shinjuku ward into a gallery filled with displa
- Don’t miss the Oshinari shopping street next to the Tokyo Sky Tree tower.
- The Oshinari shopping street is located in front of the Tokyo Sky Tree tower. The locals are very friendly, so let’s go experience the heartwarming at
- Kameari is the setting for Kochikame manga series!
- I’ll introduce a manga comedy written by Osamu Akimoto. “Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikoen-mae Hashutsujo”(“Here is the police station in front of the
- World cooking starts in Kappabashi (Kitchen Town), where specialty stores stock everything you need for your kitchen.
- There is a shopping thoroughfare that specializes in kitchenware called Kappabashi Dougu Street, also known as ‘Kitchen Town’, about a ten minute walk
- In the shadow of the Tokyo Sky Tree. Take a look around the downtown shopping arcade, Kira Kira Tachibana. Heart warming, retro, and sparkling with life!
- The aptly named ‘Kira Kira’ (sparkling) Tachibana Shopping Arcade is a ten-minute walk from Keisei-Hikifune Station on the Keisei Oshiage Line in the
- My recommendations for Kuramae, an ever changing town within walking distance from Asakusa!
- It is said that Kuramae was named after the fact that there were Edo shogunate rice granaries (Okomegura) located here. We can find old-fashioned shop
- The Nishiki Market, a shopping street in Kyoto with 130 different shops!
- The Nishiki Market is a historical shopping market that has thrived since the Heian period (794 to 1184). It has been called “The kitchen of Kyoto”, a
- Onsen-Sento: try an outdoor bath at the bottom of the Tokyo Sky Tree!
- Wandering the Sumida ward, you may feel tired and want relax for a while. You can have a relaxing, Sento (public bath) experience in just a 10 min wal
- Take a trip to the Edo period. Kawagoe City!
- Most of the old Japanese scenery was burned to the ground during WWII, which makes Kawagoe valuable as one of the only cities to have maintained its h
- Take your sweet time in Kawagoe Candy Alley!
- Kawagoe Candy Alley has maintained more than twenty of its retro confectionery stores since the Meiji period. Cheap, colorful, and delicious sweets li
- Enjoy the oldest Zen Temple and the nostalgic scenery of a Japanese town right near the center of Hakata!
- Hi! It’s Nagabuchi from “Bura Bura Fukuoka”. Today I’d like to introduce a hidden place in Hakata, famous for old temples.
- Nippori Seni-gai Street, where you can experience Nippori downtown life and atmosphere. Check out the cheap clothing!
- Yanaka Ginza has recently become more popular as a touristic destination. Have you ever heard of Nippori Seni-gai, located on the opposite side of Yan
- Don’t know where to visit in Matsue? Just go everywhere!
- Matsue City, dubbed as both the “Land of the Gods” and “Venetia of Japan”, has such deep history and beautiful scenery that it is almost impossible to
- Let’s stroll around town in a Kimono! Ningyo Town and its traditional Japanese culture.
- The Tadaima Japan Editorial Team visited Ningyo-cho with K, who was visiting Japan for the very first time. From a healthy tofu lunch, a relaxing park
- A ‘must-do’ when you visit Matsue: Japanese tea ceremonies
- Experiencing Japanese culture can be costly at times, but there is no way you can leave Matsue without experiencing sado, or Japanese tea ceremony! Le