Slip into the streets of shitamachi past

A chotto zeitaku report from Yanesen which is made up of the three neighbourhoods of Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi, one of Tokyo's most well known shitamachi areas. A literal translation of the term "shitamachi" is lower town, and that was where the working class lived.

Read more: http://www.japan-guide.com/chottozeitaku/160704.html

Visiting the Ise-Shima region where the G7 summit was held in May this year:
http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/raina/160620.html

Trip report on the hydrangea flowers in Kamakura:
http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/jess/160606.html

Last cherry blossom report from Sapporo:
http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/sakura16/160502_sapporo.html

Cherry blossom report from Matsumae:
http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/sakura16/160430_matsumae.html

Cherry blossom report from Hirosaki:
http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/sakura16/160428_hirosaki.html

Japan's latest World Heritage Site - The National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo's Ueno Park becomes Japan's 20th world heritage site: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2251.html

Need a quick break? Our June edition of Chotto Zeitaku Japan from central Hokkaido out! Read more about it here:
http://www.japan-guide.com/chottozeitaku/160609.html

Introducing Chotto Zeitaku Japan, our new travel blog where we look for places to unwind and enjoy the better things in life. Check out our first article from Kagurazaka here:
http://www.japan-guide.com/chottozeitaku/160520.html

Cherry blossom report from Noboribetsu Onsen:
http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/sakura16/160501_noboribetsu.html

Cherry blossom report from Hakodate:
http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/sakura16/160429_hakodate.html

Report from the Tonami Tulip Fair: http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/sam/160426.html