Culture Hamaori-sai 2026 Christophe Audisio Every year on Marine's Day, about 40 omikoshi will leave from the shrines around the city of Chigasaki and bath into the ocea...
Planning Tokyo's Niijima Island Sleiman Azizi Niijima Island is famous for its beaches, surfing and moyai public sculptures made from local koga stone. The island features...
Culture Egad! Is This Kyoto? Arlene Bastion Mt Daimonji shows us a different face to Kyoto. Fireplaces used in a religious ritual can be seen on the mountain slope.
Activities Kitayamazaki and Unosu Cliffs Malcome Larcens Kitayamazaki and Unosu are part of the Sanruku Fukko National Park. Both of the places are high above the Pacific Ocean comma...
Activities Hiking the Oku-Matsushima Trail Chiara Terzuolo The Oku-Matsushima Trail is part of the Miyagi Olle trail series in Miyagi Prefecture. The beginner-friendly trail shows off ...
Activities Sarushima, Kanagawa's Desert Island Brad Stephens Enjoy BBQ with your friends and family but first work up an appetite by hiking, fishing, and swimming on Sarushima!
8 Food Kato Dairy Farm Sherilyn Siy Whenever we miss the American Midwest, we take a trip to Kato Dairy Farm. We buy a waffle cone or a bottle of non homogenized...
Activities 2021 Sakura Forecast Serena Ogawa Spring is coming and with it comes cherry blossoms! Find out when to see the lovely flowers in all their glory.
Culture Daifukuji - Gakke Kannon Temple Elizabeth S Daifuku-ji Shingon Buddhist temple in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture is nicknamed Gakke Kannon, or Cliff-clinging Kannon. Th...
Sunset at Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk Tristan Scholze Timelapse video of a sunset from an Executive Suite of the Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk. View of Momochi, the beach, and Hakata Bay.
