Culture Six “Treasures of Osaka” You Must See When Visiting Osaka City Veronica Carnevale To share Osaka’s heritage with travelers, six museums in Osaka will host a promotional campaign called the “OSAKA-HAKU” in co...
Culture Yakiimo Paradise in Tenshiba 2026 Kim Bergström The Yakiimo Paradise at Tenshiba is one way to get your fill of all things sweet potato, and there will be plenty of ways to ...
Culture Arima Or Gero? Scott Brause Arima and Gero onsens, both on the island of Honshu, have been reecognized for centuries as two of the 'Three Renowned Onsen ...
Wakayama All Meat Festa 2026 Kim Bergström The All Meat Festival in Wakayama will include around 60 stalls serving up all manner of tasty meat-based eats, along with st...
Food Shu'n Wine and Dine Swissotel Namba Bonson Lam Onkochishin is a philosophy that I often associate with the chefs of Osaka. Confucius explains, “Exploring the old and deduci...
Culture Kahoen Hydrangea Festival 2026 Kim Bergström During peak hydrangea season, Kyoto's Kahoen garden is set to be filled with around 10,000 hydrangea bushes in bloom.
Culture Yamashina Gishi Matsuri at Bishamondo-Monzeki 2026 rachel teo The Bishamondo-Monzeki is a Buddhist Tendai temple located in Yamashina, Kyoto. Every December, the temple commemorates the l...
Culture KOYA SAN Alessio Pompeo The Koya San, founded by the monk Kukai, is a place of spirituality and beauty. It offers amazing experiences such as visitin...
Culture AN ANCIENT ART Alessio Pompeo This article tells the tradit of the Katana and the Samurai, symbols of power and honor in ancient Japan. It discusses the hi...
8 Culture Maple Garden and Autumn Leaves Masayoshi Hirose Kōtō-in, a sub-temple of Daihonzan Daitoku-ji, one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto. Here lies the grave of Hosokawa Sansa...
