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Feeling Crafty – The Top Craft Beer Pubs in Tokyo

May 08, 2017 By Bert Wishart

While Asahi and Kirin beers are world renowned, it could be argued that, along with Sapporo, they do not have...[ Click to read more ]

Getting Fit – The Best Places to Jog in Nagoya

Apr 28, 2017 By Bert Wishart

If like me you are struggling to shift those few extra pounds picked up over the winter, you may be looking...[ Click to read more ]

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Sake Breweries Around Nagoya

Apr 25, 2017 By Bert Wishart

Were you to take the evidence offered up by Japanese TV, you might be fooled into believing that the Japanese drink...[ Click to read more ]

Art Exhibitions to See in Nagoya – May 2017

Apr 25, 2017 By Bert Wishart

[caption id="attachment_32433" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Night Snow, by Utagawa Hirose[/caption] While not usually considered a cultural heartland of art, like Tokyo, there...[ Click to read more ]

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Animal Rescue Kansai (ARK)

Apr 25, 2017 By

ARK is a non-profit, non-governmental private organization with the aim of forming a network of people who love animals, believe...[ Click to read more ]

Rain, Rain Go Away: Surviving Hiroshima’s Rainy Season

Apr 24, 2017 By Jade Brischke

Rainy season is coming! For those of you new to Japan and especially those who are unfamiliar with this kind...[ Click to read more ]

Biru Stand Shigetomi: Hiroshima’s Standing Beer Bar

Apr 24, 2017 By Jade Brischke

The lack of space in Japan has resulted in the need to utilise every square metre possible and thus, to...[ Click to read more ]

Talk to the Animals at Asa Zoo in Hiroshima

Apr 24, 2017 By Jade Brischke

Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park, better known as Asa Zoo, is the local place that families and couples go to...[ Click to read more ]