Kobe Brick Warehouse
This warehouse, built with red bricks, was constructed 120 years ago. Now, it is a small, fashionable place with 7 different restaurants and stores. When the sun sets, the warehouse lights up and creates a wondrous atmosphere.
Gokayama Gassho Minshuku Yusuke
It is the largest gassho-zukuri building used as a lodge in the Ainokura village of Gokayama. Only one party per day is allowed, so you can relax and unwind. The owner’s wife is known for her delicious cooking. Visitors are welcome to tour the building from 10:00 to 15:00, even if they are not staying […]
NEW YORK JOE EXCHANGE
The store is popular for its American-inspired interior with a large selection of merchandise and low-priced brand-name items.
- Area
- Shimokitazawa and Tokyo
Kansai International Airport
Kansai International Airport is used by roughly 30 million people per year, and it is the second busiest international airport in Japan, serving roughly 70 countries and 270 cities. See below for destination cities and timetables. Airline Information Airlines Flight Schedule * There are also LCCs flying between Asia Pacific countries/regions (Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, […]
Yodobashi Camera Hakata
Yodobashi Camera Hakata is the Fukuoka branch of Yodobashi Camera, an electronics retailer with its flagship store in Tokyo, and has the largest floor space (23,000 sq.m.) in Kyushu. The store has an overwhelming variety of home electronics, but it also has a full lineup of outdoor goods, brand-name products, cosmetics, and other items. Prices […]
- Area
- Hakata-Station and Fukuoka
Hondori Shotengai Hondori Shopping Street
Hondori Shotengai is a 600m long arcade-shaped shopping street that lies across from the east to the west with roughly 200 shops and restaurants. It is known as the busiest quarter in the Chugoku and Shikoku region, and it is always lively with roughly 100,000 people visiting everyday.
- Area
- Hiroshima City Central Area and Hiroshima
TsutaFuji
TsutaFuji is a small and cozy restaurant with only 11 seats at the counter, but it is popular with a continuous line of customers on holidays. Their chuka-soba soup is made from pork bones and seafood, and is especially rich in flavor from small dried sardines. Toppings include plenty of pork back fat, chashu pork, […]
The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living
This museum, located along the Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street, is a life-size replica of the streets of Osaka during the early 1830s of the Edo Period. Many tourists love to dress up in kimono here for just an extra 500 yen (in addition to the admission fee), then take many photos along the photogenic streets. It’s […]
オモニ
- Activities
- グルメ and お好み焼き/たこ焼き
Rikugien Garden
Rikugien is one of the most famous Japanese gardens in Tokyo and is designated as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty by the government. See below for details. Rikugien is one of the most famous Japanese gardens in Tokyo.
Chayamachi
Chayamachi is the trendiest part of Kita, located on the north side of Hankyu Umeda Station. With fashion stores that feature some of the most popular brands amongst people in their 20s and 30s and street-level stores, it is the birthplace of many fashion trends. There are also many trendy cafes that are great if […]
Daimon Yokocho Hakodate Hikari no Yatai (Food Stall)
A food stall village in Daimon district located in front of Hakodate Station. Bar eateries, yakitori, Japanese mutton, ramen, and several other kinds of restaurants – 26 in all – congregate. Most open from night, but there are a few open for lunch.
The Uroko House & the Uroko Museum
First built in the Kyukyoryuchi in 1885 as a luxury house-for-rent for foreigners, the Uroko House was rebuilt 1905 here. Uroko is the Japanese word for scales, and this Ijinkan was named the Uroko House after the fish scale design on the exterior of the house. The uroko on the house are actually just rock […]
お好み焼 美津の
- Activities
- グルメ and お好み焼き/たこ焼き
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 […]
- Area
- Osaka North and 大阪府
Sabo Kikuizumi (Japanese Cafe)
Originally built as a villa 100 years ago for a sake wholesaler. The exterior and interior both have a nice retro ambience. Sit on tatami mats in their Japanese room, or be entertained by the view of the sea sitting on western seats. Various kinds of sweets, tea, and coffee and even a food menu […]
Tanga Market
Tanga Market is called the “kitchen of Kitakyushu. It began as a riverside fish market in the 1910s, and took its present form around 1955. Centered on an old-fashioned-looking arcade extending approximately 180 meters from north to south, 120 stores selling fresh fish, fruits and vegetables, meat, and prepared foods are lined up, creating an […]
Taiyaki in Nezu
This store specializes in taiyaki and offers takeout only. Almost every day there is a line from morning, and the taiyakis are often sold out by midday, so if you really want to try one, you should go in the morning and get in line. Each taiyaki is carefully baked one by one by artisans […]
New Chitose Airport Hot Spring
Unbelievable! A real hot spring in an airport! The outer appearance and interior are both very Japanese, and sensible in taste. For a separate fee you can order food, go for a bedrock bath, get a massage or beauty treatment. If you pay for the extra late night bath(same price as entry fee), you can […]
- Area
- Hokkaido and New Chitose Airport
Sushi Kubota
- Area
- Nakasu Kawabata and Fukuoka
Iwataya Honten
Founded in 1754, this long-established local department store opened its Tenjin branch in 1936. It houses a number of high-brand and latest fashion shops, but also offers a wide variety of local products and souvenirs. The basement food section is also popular for its high quality.
Kushiro Airport
Serves Tokyo (Haneda/Narita), Sapporo (Shin-Chitose/Kyusyu), and Osaka (Kansai) *Osaka (Itami) and Nagoya are also served in summer.
Machida Shuzo
Located in the town of Tatsugo in northern area.
Fukubijin Sake Brewery (Fukubijin Shuzo)
Fukubijin Sake Brewery has high technique in sake brewery, where it was once known as Saijo Sake brewing school (Saijo Shuzo gakko) for raising lots of distinguished chief sake brewers and sending them off to various breweries all over Japan.
Tokyo Ramen Street
Customers wait in line to eat at one of the 8 popular ramen shops that are setup here. A few of the shops are open in the morning, if you are inclined to eat ramen for breakfast.
- Area
- Tokyo Station Area and Tokyo
1-5-5 Higashi Kawaki-chou, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo
6-12, Hakata Station Chuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
- Area
- Hakata-Station, Fukuoka
- Activities
- 家電量販店
1-Otemachi 2-Kamiyacho, Hondori Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi
- Activities
- 商店街
8th Floor Sumai no Jouhou Center, 6-4-20 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka City
- Activities
- 博物館
7-5 Matsukaze-chō, Hakodate-shi
- Activities
- フードコート
2-20-4 Kitanochou, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo
4-2-18 Uomachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka
Domestic Terminal 4th Floor, New Chitose Airport, Bibi, Chitose, Hokkaido
- Area
- Hokkaido, New Chitose Airport
- Activities
- 温泉
6-21 Honmachi, Saijo Higashi-Hiroshimashi Hiroshima Prefecture
- Activities
- お土産
1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo [Tokyo Station Ichibangai basement floor]
- Area
- Tokyo Station Area, Tokyo
