Japan’s second city and coastal port is home to Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, a shopping mall, cultural hub and events center all rolled into one. From ice-skating at Christmas and pop-up summer festivals to year round shopping, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (known locally as ‘Aka-Renga Soko’) is one of the best things to do in […]
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The largest Chinatown in Japan, Yokohama’s vibrant and colorful Chinese neighborhood (横浜中華街) is one of the top things to do in Yokohama. Yokohama’s Chinatown developed near the harbor after Yokohama’s port opened to foreign trade in 1859 which attracted many thousands of Chinese settlers to the city. It is now one of the best and […]
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Head to Yokohama on an empty stomach for oodles of noodles at Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum. A marvellous museum dedicated to traditional Japanese ramen, this is one of the best things to do in Yokohama and a nice companion piece to the nearby Nissin Cup Noodles Museum and Factory. As well as looking at old packaging […]
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Baseball in Fukuoka and Japan is one of the countries most popular sports. So if you happen to be visiting Fukuoka during the Japanese Baseball season (usually March to October), you must purchase SoftBank Hawks tickets and make a home-run to Fukuoka Mizuho PayPay Dome. Fukuoka baseball tickets can easily be bought by foreigners or visitors […]
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Sapporo’s beautiful blue house, Hōhei Kan is one of the most popular things to do in Sapporo, located in Nakajima Park. Built in the 1890s, Hōhei Kan in Sapporo has had many different uses over the years, from a military camp to a luxury hotel and is now a historical museum. From admission prices to […]
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Stopping off in Sapporo soon? Hokkaido’s capital Sapporo is perhaps best known for its ski resorts (it hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics) but there is so much more to it (‘snow’ joke!) From baseball to beer museums, street cars to Susukino entertainment district, there are so many things to do in Sapporo day and night. […]
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The best way to see downtown Sapporo and the surrounding mountains from up high, Sapporo TV Tower is one of the best activities in Hokkaido and a great way to enjoy panoramic views of Sapporo. From the snowcapped peaks in winter to the summer flowers below in Odori Park, Sapporo TV offers year round lush […]
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Sapporo’s Shiroi Koibito Park is Hokkaido’s version of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory – a fantastic theme park ‘choc’ full of awesome attractions and the world’s most delicious gift-shop where you customise your own biscuit tins! There is something for all ages at Shiroi Koibito Park, from family fun watching a real-life chocolate assembly line through […]
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Fantastic plastic food! Known as ‘shokuhin sanpuru’ in Japan (食品サンプル means food sample), these fake foods and plastic models of pints can be seen all over Japan, in restaurant windows and outdoor displays. ‘Sanpuru’ in Japan is big business with millions of pieces of plastic foods and sublime samples that look good enough to eat […]
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Miyashita Park is one of the newest shopping malls in Tokyo, a cool combination of shopping heaven, huge outdoor roof gardens and a themed yokocho eating area outside. Located in Shibuya near to the famous Shibuya scramble crossing, Miyashita Park (“宮下公園”) is a cool collection of cute Kawaii shops and pop-ups, fine fashion and sporting […]