Category: japan
Staying at an Internet Cafe in Japan
What you need to know about staying at an Internet cafe (net cafe) in Japan and why these places are…
The Edo-Tokyo Museum: The 400-Year History of Tokyo
The Edo-Tokyo Museum (江戸東京博物館) is a museum about the 400-year history of the city of Edo-Tokyo since Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu…
Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
If Kawagoe is Tokyo’s Little Edo, Takehara is Hiroshima’s Little Kyoto – these kind of titles are easily given to…
Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island
Bunnies! Of course you can get your fix of bunny-shaped cuteness in one of Tokyo’s bunny cafés, but the number…
Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind
Inakadate is a village in Aomori Prefecture and a population of 8000. Since 1993, the people of Inakadate began creating…
Naoshima – Island of Art
A while ago, I posted about the 007 Museum in Naoshima. Of course it’s not the only tourist attraction on…
Art Aquarium in Fukuoka
Over 2.5 million visitors across Japan have seen the special exhibition Art Aquarium which features goldfishes in small and big…
Space Station Osaka: A Gaming Bar
A while ago I stayed in Osaka for New Year’s and was unsure where to spend the evening. So I…
Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel
“Sairyu no Kawa” is one of the world’s largest underground discharge channel systems and is sometimes compared with a cathedral…
No Nukes Festival 2012
The No Nukes festival was initiated by Ryuichi Sakamoto and called for a ban of nuclear power plants and weapons….
