Right in the heart of Naha city in Okinawa is the famous Kokusai-dori, which is one of the main roads in the heart of the city. Kokusai-dori is one of the main shopping districts in Naha. Lined with loads of …
Kurobuta is a famous restaurant in Kagoshima that specialises in pork dishes. In particular they specialise in shabu-shabu hot pot and tonkatsu pork cutlets. The pork they use is the best pork in Japan, the Kagoshima Kurobuta pork. Kagoshima is …
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Hyatt Centric Ginza Hotel in Tokyo is a classy, 5 star boutique hotel, part of the Hyatt Group of hotels. I always used to stay at the Hyatt Regency in Shinjuku. In 2019 I ended up staying at the Hyatt …
Tokyo Skytree, the tallest free standing tower in the world, opened on 22nd May 2012. Even now it is still one of the most popular tourist attractions in Tokyo. If you get to Tokyo Skytree later in the day you …
Yasukuni Shrine or Yasukuni Jinja (靖国神社) located in Tokyo was built by Emperor Meiji in 1869. Yasukuni Shrine enshrines over 2,466,000 names of Japanese people who have died during war time. This includes the Boshin War, Seinan War, Sino-Japanese War, …
Zojo-ji Temple (増上寺) is a large Buddhist Temple located close to Roppongi Tokyo, just next to Tokyo Tower. The temple was founded in 1393 by the Jodo Shu buddhist denomination as the central monastery in Kando (East Japan) region. The …
Hibiya Park in Tokyo is located close to Ginza and at the southern end of the Imperial Palace Gardens. Hibiya Park covers an area of 161,636.66 square meters. During the Edo Period the park land housed several feudal lord mansions …
Meiji Jingū Shrine is located within Yoyogi Park in Harajuku Tokyo, close to both Shinjuku and Shibuya. Meiji Jingu Shrine is one of the most important Shinto Temples in Tokyo and Japan. On New Years day the temple has over 3 …
Asakusa is close to the centre of Tokyo and home to a number of impressive temples including the largest Buddhist Temple Sensoji. Sensōji (浅草寺) Temple is visited by many Japanese and visitors to Tokyo. When you first approach Sensōji Temple …
Chinzan-so are traditional Japanese gardens located within Tokyo. The land once belonged to Prince Aritomo Yamagata who built his mansion here during the Meiji Era (1868 – 1912) then built the beautiful gardens around it. The ownership of the land …