Food Foodies Guide to Authentic Japanese Cuisine Serena Kim Japanese cuisine offers a wide range of delicious food options beyond the popular Kanto and Kansai regions. There are hidden ...
Activities Seeking Relaxation in the Forest in Japan Alena Eckelmann Japan’s National Parks and so-called Recreational Forests are located in the National Forests of Japan. There are also many c...
Culture Sand Diplomacy at Expo 2025 Osaka Kim Bergström Tottori Prefecture has signed a unique cooperation agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pavilion at the Osaka-Kansai Ex...
Food Misokatsu Yabaton Amanda Ho One of Nagoya’s food specialities is miso katsu (pork cutlet with thick miso sauce). There are many shops in Nagoya, and one ...
Culture Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2026 Tiffany Aguilar The Tohoku Kizuna Festival was initially created to remember the lives lost in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Now, it’s an ...
Food Shibushi Summer Soba Festival 2025 Kim Bergström One place you can get your soba noodle fix is in Shibushi City, Kagoshima, at their annual Summer Soba in Shibushi event. The...
Food Soft Serve Ice Cream Amanda Ho Apart from chocolate, strawberry and vanilla flavors, fruity ones like blueberry, grape, mango, orange ice creams, uniquely J...
Culture Setouchi Triennale 2016 Bonson Lam The Setouchi Triennale starts in March 2016. The festival is in three parts: Spring: March 20 to April 17, Summer: July 18 to...
Culture Naha City Museum of History Bonson Lam Naha museum may seem as dry as the sixty year old librarian who lorded over you in elementary school, but this little town th...
Activities Lake Koyama Amanda Ho Lake Koyama is the largest lake in Tottori prefecture. Just 6 kilometers west of Tottori train station, and close to Tottori ...
