Culture Creema Yamabiko Festival 2021 Kim Bergström The Creema Yamabiko Festival will include live music performances from 12 different artists and groups, a craft market with o...
Culture Animals in Nagaoka 2022 Kim Bergström Kyoto-born Atsuhiko Misawa is one of Japan's most prominent contemporary wood carving artists, and one of his major works is ...
Activities Nishio Castle Winter Picture Scroll 2023 Kim Bergström An upcoming event at Aichi's Nishio Castle will showcase projection mapping covering historical and cultural themes unique to...
Culture Iiyama's Ajisai-dera Robert Grey One of the great things about getting out of Japanese cities is that you will ultimately find some wonderful and little known...
Strolling Mt. Asuwa in Early Autumn Takako Sakamoto Strolling on Mt. Asuwa in Early Autumn: take a casual hike on a mountain adorned with colorful leaves.
Plum Trees in Limelight at Yokokan Takako Sakamoto Pretty plum blossoms illuminated in the night at Yokokan Garden in Fukui. Although there weren't many plum trees in the garde...
Fukui Wellness Park Takako Sakamoto Fukui Wellness Park in the suburbs of Fukui city has EVERYTHING. You can enjoy various sports as well as strolling around the...
Culture Mimoroyaki Workshop Kim Bergström The Mimoroyaki Ceramic Workshop is located on the grounds of Okuni Shrine in Mori, Shizuoka. Each piece made here is glazed w...
Culture Inheritance of Soil and Flame 2020 Kim Bergström Takahama City is a major center of production for Sanshu roof tiles - the region produces the highest volume of them in all o...
Culture Human and Animal Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Gifu Museum of Modern Ceramic Art looks at humans and animals as depicted by 5 ceram...
Deep-Fried Pork Diner, Katsudoki Takako Sakamoto 'Katsudoki' in Sabae city, Fukui prefecture, is a rare 'Tonkatsu (deep-fried pork)' restaurant where you can eat 'regular' de...
Food Fukui Kidoriya Takako Sakamoto Miyazaki Chicken Restaurant/Bar, 'Kidoriya' in Katamachi, Fukui. Sent directly from Miyazaki, the chicken called 'Jitokko' is...
Culture Tadanobu Asano Exhibition: Freak 2021 Kim Bergström Tadanobu Asano is best known in Japan as an actor, but he has also produced a variety of sketches, collages, and paintings us...
Activities Negoya Flower, Greenery and Snow Village Kim Bergström The Negoya Flower, Greenery and Snow Village is a small park located close to the Horinouchi interchange of the Kan-etsu Expr...
Activities Kama-iri-cha Shibamoto Samuel Richards At this tea plantation in Shizuoka in central Japan, the master takes things to a new level by roasting the mature leaf into ...
