12 Culture Fukashi-jinja Shrine in Matsumoto Peter Sidell In Matsumoto in central Japan's Nagano prefecture, Fukashi-jinja is a lively Shinto shrine, with bright colours and some inte...
Area Minakami Japan Travel Minakami in Gunma Prefecture is known as the outdoor adventure capital of Japan. With every season offering challenging and r...
Activities A Day at the Beach in Kochi City’s Outskirts Japan Travel If you are looking for some relaxation and to see how the Japanese take time off, you should head east then south, for the co...
12 Culture Anraku-ji Temple in Toi, Izu Peter Sidell In the sleepy seafront town of Toi, on the west coast of the Izu Peninsula in central Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Anraku-ji ...
Culture Yokohama Air Cabin Emi Takahata Yokohama Air Cabin's state-of-the-art cable cars will operate from April 22 2021. Through the interview with Mr Matsushita, G...
Activities New Year's Resolutions, Japan-style Kim Bergström With a new year comes the feeling of a fresh start, and many people use this as an opportunity to set some goals or resolutio...
Activities Japanese Mascot Grand Prix 2017 Amanda Ho Meet cute and bubbly mascot characters at the annual Mascot Grand Prix
Transportation Beppu Bus Coin Exchange Problem? Nguyễn Hà Nguyên Here is how to claim your money when the coin exchange machine on a bus in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture in Kyushu doesn't exc...
Food Kumamoto’s Farmhouse Cooking Kathryn Wortley Home to one of a mere handful of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems according to the Food and Agriculture Organ...
Culture Kasukabe Wisteria Festival Elizabeth S Kasukabe City, Sataima Prefecture celebrates its "Fuji dori", a two kilometer long street lined with wisteria arbors in the l...
