Culture Oita's Samurai House, Ohara Tei Genevieve Cook The main objective of our journey to Kitsuki in Oita Prefecture was to visit ‘Ohara Tei’ the historic home of a samurai who l...
Area Kobe Benjamin Stock Kobe is the fifth-largest city in Japan and the capital of Hyogo Prefecture. Its long history as a port city, concentration o...
Activities Zao Snow Monster Festival 2026-2027 Veronica Carnevale Every winter, Mount Zao in Yamagata Prefecture becomes overrun with hordes of “snow monsters.” This natural spectacle is call...
Culture Niimi Fishing Contest 2026 Judith Mikami Every year Niimi City hosts it annual fishing contest plus an unusual type of fishing contest especially for kids, held on Ma...
Culture World Cosplay Summit Championship 2026 Katrina Webber Hobbyist costumers are chosen by preliminaries in their countries and flown to Nagoya in order to compete in a worldwide cont...
Culture Uwa Philosopher’s Museum Anonymous Uwa Philosopher’s Museum is dedicated to great and wise men and women who had some connection with Uwa. They all contributed ...
Activities Kabuto Beer: Beer of the Samurai! Chris Glenn It could be mistaken for being abandoned, as it’s usually closed and the Meiji era brick work is pocked with bullet holes. T...
Nightlife Takatsuki Jazz Street Festival 2026 Ross-Barry Finlayson Live Jazz music at it's very best. A must for all Jazz-lovers.
Activities Shirahama Beach Ash Shirahama Beach boasts white sand imported from Australia and a pleasant blue expanse of water perfect for swimming in.
Area Akita City Bonson Lam Akita City is famous for being home to the Kanto Matsuri, one of the three big summer festivals in Tohoku. Beautiful lanterns...
