TOKYO – The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that the Philippines was picked number one for the first time as the Best Overseas Diving Area at the Marine Diving Awards 2020 held recently in Ikebukuro.

In the Edo Period, when people were forbidden from eating meat, eel from Kawagoe’s many rivers was an important source of protein for tradespeople. Many eel merchants remain in the town.

Just north of Tokyo is where you can find Saitama, the ninth smallest prefecture in Japan. Although Saitama is small compared to other prefectures, with a population of just over seven million people, this suburb of Tokyo has a lot to offer.

More than just being one of the 1,600 Buddhist temples in Kyoto, Kanga-an Temple possesses one exceptional attribute – it has a small relaxing bar, hidden behind the grandeur of the beautiful temple façade.