Champs-Élysées Shopping: Where the Stores Actually Are and When the Avenue Goes Car-Free
The Champs-Élysées is not a two-kilometre row of shops. Most of the major retail is on the western half of the […]
Sapporo Factory: What Remains of the Original Brewery and What Is There Now?
Sapporo Factory is no longer a large Sapporo Beer production plant. It is now a seven-building commercial comp […]
Tanukikoji Shopping Street: Where to Find Souvenirs, Vintage Clothes and Anime Goods
Tanukikoji changes noticeably as you walk through its seven blocks. 3-chome to 5-chome are the main zone for H […]
Miyajima Omotesando Shopping Street: What Time Do the Shops and Food Stalls Actually Open?
Miyajima Omotesando does not have a single opening time. A handful of businesses begin around 8:00 or 8:30, ma […]
Takayama Morning Markets: Miyagawa or Jinya-mae for Food and Local Produce?
Takayama has two morning markets, and they are not duplicates. Miyagawa Morning Market is the riverside market […]