The midday sky swirls with typhoon clouds as I set off to explore a little shopping area known as Tabata Ginza in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. I’m thrilled to be in the charismatic company of a third-generation rakugoka (traditional storyteller) who lives nearby. I met ...
New hotel offers relaxed stay in Ginza An opening accommodation plan is on offer until Sept. 30 at The Keikyu EX Inn that began operation Thursday in Higashi-Ginza. The hotel is located conveniently for both business and leisure as it is only about 30 ...
Two photographers walk the nation’s legendary pilgrimage route, capturing the eerie solitude of a spiritual path that still dwarfs humans
Sipping beer under the stars The Tokyo Prince Hotel’s open-air Garden Islands Beer Restaurant, tucked away in the lush Shiba Park right next to Tokyo Tower, is open through Sept. 30. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer, the lively beer garden offers six different ...
Abandoned sites offer explorers a numinous mix of history, mortality and a sense of the passage of time
It’s the Bon holiday season and there’s a new “Ghostbusters” film on the way, which means spirits are likely on the minds of people in Japan. With that in mind, we checked out a few haunted houses in case you’re looking for a summer ...
Champagne bar pays bubbly tribute The ANA InterContinental Tokyo has opened The Champagne Bar, Japan’s first bar focusing on one of the most eminent Champagne brands, Krug. Krug is a Champagne house founded in 1843 by Joseph Krug who believed the sense of joy ...
The sea in Tohoku is beautiful and cruel. A vast mass that owns the horizon, it shimmers in the sun, abundant and giving, like a mother that charms and nurtures. However, it is also a primeval force, a deep darkness that may swell up ...
The summer is here. You’ve kept your New Year’s resolution and stuck with that diet or new exercise regimen … right? It doesn’t matter. These beaches are so beautiful, nobody will be looking at the people. Usu Beach in Date, Hokkaido Usu doesn’t get ...
Sipping summer wine high above city Andaz Tavern, the main restaurant of Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills is currently offering a chic summer dining experience. The “Summer Wines with Tartares and Carpaccios” is a rare opportunity to sample a unique selection of summer wines and ...
Under glowering clouds, I decide to explore the area around Tabata Station in Tokyo. Though recently renovated, the station is one of Tokyo’s oldest depots, dating from 1896. The station offers nifty spots for watching shinkansen trains bullet by, but I take the north ...
A delicious slice of Hokkaido The new Towers modern bistro at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo will offer from Aug. 2 to 31 a Hokkaido promotion course dinner making lavish use of top-quality ingredients from Hokkaido. Coming from Hokkaido himself, head chef Shingo Hayasaka proudly created ...
