Culture Kiyomori Festival Paul Walsh The people of sacred Miyajima pay thanks to the medieval clan leader who laid the foundations for the island's fame and prosp...
Culture Ueno Park Has Got It All, See For Yourself Abi Barber Ueno Park is Tokyo's first public park. It contains several museums, a large pond, a baseball ground, a concert hall, a zoo, ...
Culture Interactive Events by Kitchen Nippon Chikako Takahashi Discover the secrets of Japanese home cooking and other aspects of Japanese culture through various events offered by "Nippon...
Activities The Old Saidaiji Railway Kenji Chida Saidaiji Railway ran a light train for commuters for over fifty years. Now, the route on which it ran is used for fitness.
Culture A Day in Hakata, Fukuoka City Nicole Bauer It is definitely about atmosphere in Fukuoka City, about open-minded people full of energy, but the city has some great sight...
Culture Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails Alena Eckelmann For over 1,000 years Kumano has attracted Japanese worshippers and seekers, and old trails, more or less intact, cross-cross ...
Culture Hirosaki: Sakura Season Andrew Checkley Tall somei-yoshino trees form tunnels of pink flowers above your head and fill the moats at your feet with petals, while bree...
Area Amanohashidate Bonson Lam Amanohashidate is one of the top three scenic spots in Japan and is the one closest to the urban centers of Osaka and Nagoya....
Culture Shimanami Kaido Highway Anonymous The Shimanami Kaido is a highway over the Seto Inland Sea, with spectacular suspension bridges crossing a chain of islands be...
