It wasn’t immediately clear what the man tossing large pebbles at the torii of a shrine was trying to achieve.What appeared to be the desecration of a religious structure, with the vocal encouragement of his wife, turned out to be related to superstition, the act not of a vandal but ...
The Karuizawa Prince Hotel East in Nagano Prefecture reopened on July 12 after the renovation of all 70 rooms, the lobby and its two restaurants.The hotel is part of The Prince Grand Resort Karuizawa that is familiar to a wide range of customers as ...
Through Aug. 31 Grand Hyatt Tokyo is pleased to be offering delicious summertime sweets.Guests can enjoy a peaceful and refreshing time at four of the hotel’s dining and drinking spaces. The Keyakizaka restaurant offers Ishigakijima Island mango, frozen with nitrogen, at minus 196 degrees ...
The theater stage is bathed in a luscious lavender hue, a color that in Chinese tradition signifies nobility and mystery — and portends things to come. A young couple, pure of heart, fall in love only to see their romance thwarted by the machinations ...
Prince Park Tower Tokyo is offering an accommodation plan from July 14 to Sept. 30 especially for those who have a hard time sleeping during the hot and humid summer nights.In collaboration with herbal specialty shop enherb owned by Tokyo-based Connecto. Co., the plan ...
A gentleman I met at an educational conference invites me to tour the backstreets of Higashi-Gotanda, where he has opened a brand new preschool. Exiting A7 of the JR Yamanote Line’s eponymous station in the early hours of a cool spring morning, I strike ...
To celebrate next year’s 60th anniversary, the Ootoya chain has renewed its first restaurant in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district.Ootoya Shokudo diner was opened in 1958, the same year the construction of Tokyo Tower was completed. The restaurant aimed to provide home-style cooking just like mom ...
Drive an hour south of Fukuoka and take a right at the city of Hita and you’ll find yourself skirting the edge of Lake Bairin.Mountains rise up from the water’s edge, the slopes crowded with cedars, and the road alternates between dense forest and ...
The Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi will start lending out smartphones — provided by handy Japan — to its guests for free, making the Royal Park Hotel the first hotel in Japan to offer such a service.Starting July 1, the Royal Park Hotel will ...
The woman from Ethiopia, resplendent in a scarlet headdress and gold ear pendants, blended in splendidly with the vast dune plateau.This was not Africa, however, but a unique wind corridor along the Tottori coast where great drifts of sand, attracting curious visitors from all ...
Every Friday night since May 19, The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho’s Sky Gallery Lounge Levita has been holding “Gallery Music Night Out,” offering a unique combination of lively music and marvelous city views.Nine-meter-high windows in a generous space allow guests to take in the ...
I first climbed Mount Fuji in the summer of 2015, a dizzying ascent up the northeastern Yoshida trail accompanied by a group of friends from university who were as keen as I to summit Japan’s tallest mountain.Full of energy, we left from the fifth ...
Moet Party Day Tokyo 2017 will be held on June 17 to allow people to enjoy Moet & Chandon Champagne throughout the day at two locations in Omotesando Hills: Commune 2nd and Wall & Wall. The Champagne celebration is held simultaneously in over 50 ...
