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Yanaka Ginza Shopping Street

About 60 unique stores of various kinds, including delicatessens, sweets, sundries, cafes, and restaurants, line both sides of the 170-meter-long narrow street. The combination of factors such as “the shopkeepers’ warm-heartedness,” “nostalgic atmosphere,” and “many inexpensive and delicious side dishes and sweets for eating and walking around” make it a very popular place for both […]

Umezono Asakusa Shop

Umezono first opened in 1854 as a tea house within Baionin – the branch temple of Senso-ji. The anmitsu – bean jam, cubes of agar gelatin, and pieces of fruit served in syrup – and awazenzai – red bean soup with pilled millet – are popular. You can enjoy the sweets in the calm Japanese […]

Kushiro City Red-crowned Crane Natural Park

Fukushima Station Area

The Fukushima neighborhood, only one stop from Osaka Station, is filled with high-quality restaurants competing in a “gourmet battleground.” Renovated Izakayas and bars can be found lining the narrow roads, staying open until late at night. They use a limited supply of ingredients, and the stores make high-quality products at reasonable prices.

Shin-Marunouchi Building

An Office building and shopping complex in one. The building with a luxury feel occupies over 150 fashion forward shops and leading restaurants. On the 7th floor, labeled ‘Marunouchi House’ are 9 restaurants and a terrace with a brilliant open view of Tokyo. There are a few restaurants that are open into the early morning, […]

Yumoto Takubokutei

On the 11th floor is the the large bath “Unkai” , boasting a spectacular night view of Hakodate City through the 30 meter glass window. The open air bath “Isaribi” has a sense of space and quite nice too.

Janjan Yokocho Alley

The narrow and long Nanyodori Shotengai has a street length of 180 meters from the south to the north, with a width of 2.5 meters that starts from the Dobutsuen-mae Station on the metro, all the way to Tsutenkaku, and it is known as Janjan Yokocho Alley. The nickname Janjan Yokocho Alley comes from the […]

Club Bambi

Large open space that can fit 1000 people. Rare for Japan, the club allows 18 and 19 year-olds so there are many young, energetic people. Good for groups. Genres : EDM, R&B, hip-hop Clientele : Mainly people in their 20s, with a high proportion of flirty males * Must be over 18 to enter:ID checks

Yatai Chez Rémy

This French food stall is popular with a daily lineup of customers. Run by Frenchman Rémy, you can enjoy casual yet delicious French cuisine that goes well with wine or beer. Rémy and his sociable French staff are always ready to serve you. Popular dishes include “escargot” with the aroma of fresh butter and garlic, […]

Kumanoyu Hot Spring

This is an open-air bath built by the local people on the side of the Rausu River. Two separate rock baths are available for men and women in a primeval forest. The men’s bath is very spacious and has no enclosure, so visitors can enjoy bathing while viewing the mountain stream and virgin forest. The […]

Rinku no Yu

Rinku no Yu is a hot spring located in Rinku Pleasure Town SEACLE on the mainland, the opposite shore of Kansai International Airport. The prices are cheap; a good place to visit if you have time until your flight. There are various baths and saunas such as outdoor hot springs and rock baths, and you […]

Restaurant ASPERGES

Kushida Shrine

The shrine is widely known and beloved by Fukuoka citizens as “Okushida-san”, the chief guardian of the city of Hakata. The shrine is also the site of Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a summer festival famous throughout Japan, and Hakata Okunchi, an autumn festival. Located near the southern entrance to the Kamikawabata shopping street, the shrine is […]

SOLARIA STAGE

A commercial facility operated by Nishitetsu (West Japan Railways). Compared to its sister facility, Solaria Plaza, it has a lower price range and many stores catering to local commuters. The second floor is directly connected to Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station and the third floor to Nishitetsu Tenjin Express Bus Terminal for convenient transportation.

Tokyo International Airport / Haneda Airport

Design Pocket Osaka Main Store

A shop that specializes in making fake food models. There are over a thousand different kinds of food models that look exactly like the real thing. You can also take a tour to find out more about how they are made.

Takoya Dotonbori Kukuru Mainstore “Big Octopus”

This realistically-designed octopus installed in 2000 looks almost like the real thing. The one next to the Dotonbori Glico sign is the “father” and the one at the front of the shop is the “eldest son,” while the “mother” and “second son” can be found in the Dotonbori Konamon Museum. The father octopus’s eyes sometimes […]

Utoro Gyokyo Fujinbu Shokudo

The restaurant is managed and run by fishermen’s wives, and their dishes using freshly landed seafood are very popular. Lines are inevitable. The most popular dish among Japanese tourists is the sea urchin rice bowl topped with sea urchin, but tourists are more likely to order the salmon oyakodon (rice bowl topped with salmon and […]

Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse

A throng of red brick warehouse buildings made over 100 years ago face the bay.  Now, they exist as commercial complexes. Inside you will find around 40 shops, sweets vendors, and restaurants.

Whity Umeda

Whity Umeda forms a large part of the underground shopping center below Osaka Station. The shopping center is visited by around 600,000 people per day – the most visitors out of any shopping center in Japan. There are over 70 restaurants rich in variety, with reasonable prices in comparison to the pricey food stores inside […]