Japan is home to some of the biggest names in the gaming industry, so what better place is there to host one of the biggest and most important video game trade shows on earth?
Japan has hosted the Olympics four times in the history of the games – Tokyo (summer) in 1964, Sapporo (winter) in 1972, Nagano (winter) in 1998.
Editors’ picks for your city views, afternoon teas, and shopping hauls.
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The popular Misawa Kokusai Air Fest returns Sept. 8.
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Only two hours from Misawa Air Base is a mysterious attraction with otherworldly features, a beautiful lake and purifying hot springs.
Oshino Village is home to a set of eight ponds that were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2013.
It’s fascinating to travel to one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and see how completely different life can be from the others. In my brief time in Japan, I have been to five prefectures.
Just next to Haneda Airport’s Terminal 3 where international flights are jetting in and out daily, is a place to transport you into the world of tomorrow, complete with robots, cutting-edge technology and more.
For anyone who grew up in the early to mid-1990s, the exciting world of the arcades was the place to go to see the latest and greatest in gaming.
