Japan Travel Guidebook

A Tour of Asakusa (Old and New Japan)

Feel the mystical energy of the Meiji Shrine

Find everything from idols to electronics in Akihabara

Daikakuji: The temple with the oldest man made pond in Japan

Shopping in the neighborhood where the “Kawaii” culture began

Shibuya, Tokyo's Youth Center

End your day at Tokyo Tower and enjoy the amazing view

At Golden Gai in Shinjuku, experience the atmosphere of Japan’s olden days

A park filled with cherry blossom trees, museums, and a zoo

Take a refreshing moment in the greenery of the Imperial Palace

Very popular for its smooth and rich mouth feel, this is also the best souvenir from Kobe!

Smooth and velvety, tama konnyaku (ball-shaped konjac jelly) has a simple taste with no harshness

Traditional pickles of Nara, appealing for their unique aroma and sweetness since they are pickled in sake kasu (lees)

Fresh squid is sliced up live right on the spot. This is a delicacy of the town of Yobuko for which the squid has a transparent and tender quality

The dish consisting of generous fresh shirasu (whitebait) placed on top of rice is a famous delicacy in the old capital of Kamakura

The traditional taste of Iwate as you continuously gobble down bite-sized bowls of soba.

A superb dish with deep-fried yellowtail covered in a special ago-dashi soy sauce topped on Sado rice

The Akashi version of takoyaki "octopus dumplings"served with superior dashi. It has an exceptionally soft texture.

The rich pork bone-and-soy sauce soup is the selling point for Iekei ramen, originally produced in Yokohama

Tons of sashimi piled on! Fresh fish on rice able to be savored thanks to Sado

The distinguished pottery known as Mumyoi-yaki created by Sekisui Ito, the master potter of his times made into a Living National Treasure

Mumyoi-yaki created from the clay unearthed in the Sado Gold Mine with its beautifully vivid reddish-brown color

Gakkogura is a premium sake with a woody aroma that was created on the grounds of a former “…school with Japan’s best sunset”

A cake with superior taste and a scent extravagantly infused with top-quality Daiginjo sake

The seaweed of Sado Island, enhanced through its growth in the rough waves of the Sea of Japan, with a variety of different types even in dried form

Have a taste of the 3 popular brands of the domestically and internationally acclaimed Manotsuru sake at a reasonable price and quantity

Japanese hand towels that are fun to choose from and handy to use

Gorgeous cut glass handicrafts handed down since the Edo Era

An entertaining beauty pack to tone the skin with a Kabuki face

Just like the real thing! These plastic Japanese food items are good enough to eat and are extremely popular