7 Culture Arita Porcelain Lab Kim Bergström Arita, in Saga Prefecture, is a town known for pottery. Arita Porcelain Lab takes the centuries-old tradition and gives it a ...
Culture The Fukui Dinosaur Museum rachel teo The Fukui Dinosaur Museum is an excellent place to wander around if you love dinosaurs. It's a great place to take the kids t...
Culture Akamonkai Japanese Language School Serena Ogawa Akamonkai is a Japanese language school in Tokyo, Japan. To date, they have educated more than 20,000 graduates from over 80 ...
Food Regional Cuisine - Shizuoka Sleiman Azizi Shizuoka prefecture cuisine is famous for its green tea cultivation. Forty percent of the nation's green tea comes from Shizu...
Food Regional Cuisine - Hyogo Sleiman Azizi Hyogo prefecture is internationally famous for its Kobe beef. Other local foods include the retro akashiyaki egg dumpling bal...
Culture Discover Kyushu Lisa Wallin Discover the natural and cultural wonders of Kyushu. Find out what makes the prefectures Saga, Nagasaki, Miyazaki, Kagoshima,...
Culture New Year's Sunrise at Beppu Ropeway 2027 Kim Bergström In Japan, the first sunrise of the year, known as hatsuhinode, holds profound cultural and spiritual significance. The cheris...
Activities Basics of Running in Tokyo Sherilyn Siy Running in Tokyo can seem daunting to someone who may not speak, let alone read, Japanese. Here are some helpful pointers to ...
10 Culture Senju-in Temple in Uguisudani Peter Sidell In the Uguisudani district of Tokyo, Senju-in is a pleasant, leafy Buddhist temple, with some attractive statues and a relaxi...
Ota Cherry Blossom Itinerary Marie Guirao Between March and May each year is the season of Hanami, literally “flower viewing”. This is the tradition of visiting and ad...
