Grand Hyatt Tokyo, the dynamic luxury hotel that towers over the hustle and bustle of the city in Roppongi is offering a special Halloween-themed menu in all of its restaurants. Starting with a buffet styled afternoon tea and Halloween sweets, enjoy special cocktails served in the bar transformed into a laboratory! The French Kitchen (2F…

Get Connected in Japan For many first-time visitors to Japan the most important task is to go online and start exploring by means of their smartphone or mobile device. However with most mobile providers offering 2-year contracts and elaborate deals created for the majority Japanese audience- it can be hard to find the perfect solution…

TREE by NAKED Yoyogi Park is the artistic cuisine produced by creative company NAKED Inc, the company behind such projects as the 2014 Tokyo Station Projection Mapping Show “TOKYO HIKARI VISION,” Enoshima Aquariums “Night Aquarium” and the pre-cherry blossom viewing show “FLOWERS by NAKED.” Projections, virtual reality, sensors, smoke, scents, illuminations, music and seasonal ingredients…

Scheduled to open in October 2018, FUFU KAWAGUCHIKO JAPAN, a ryokan near Mount Fuji, is the latest addition to the Kato Pleasure Group’s “Fufu” luxury accommodations. Ryokan are a kind of traditional Japanese inn dating back to about the eighth century during the Keiun Period. Ryokan were used by people traveling along Japan’s roads, drawing…

Officials in the hallowed halls of FIFA have once again decided to tinker with the format of the association’s annual Club World Cup, the final of which is scheduled to take place in Yokohama on December 16. The FIFA Club World Cup, which used to be called the FIFA Club World Championship, is a football…

They’re wide-eyed and mute, confused and inquisitive. They’re human but they look different Ð like they’ve come from a distant planet or another dimension altogether. They’re often outrageously funny. They’re righteous drummers. And they’re blue. They are Blue Man Group, a theater/concert experience that has over the past two decades grown into a wildly successful…

Spending a New Year’s Eve in Japan can be a frustrating experience for those who are used to celebrating the occasion with a string of raucous parties and free-flowing alcohol. Many stores, cafes and restaurants in Japan are closed between December 29 and January 4, which puts a decided dampener on one’s entertainment activities and…

Even though nobility once wore the feathers and furs taken from its tropical wildlife, and its precious rainforest hardwoods were used to build imperial palaces, few mainland Chinese set foot on the island of Hainan until recent years. Tropical storms and typhoons, a fear of bloodthirsty pirates, and the island’s reputation as a remote place…

When evening falls on Miyazaki and its ubiquitous scarlet and indigo evening sky drops behind the phoenix palms that line many of the city’s roads and boulevards, you could be forgiven for thinking that you are strolling through a middle-class quarter of Cairo or Marbella. The city reminded travel writer Will Ferguson fleetingly of Miami,…

On November 15 every year, doting parents of three- and seven-year-old girls and three- and five-year-old boys dress their children in their finest clothes and visit a local shrine to celebrate the traditional rite of passage known as Shichi-Go-San, which literally means “seven-five-three.” As the date is not strictly a national holiday in Japan, it…