Culture Bungu Joshi Haku Stationery Festival 2027 Kim Bergström There are numerous things that Japan does exceptionally well, and one of them is stationery. The Bungu Joshi-Haku is a celebr...
9 Food Sarasa Nishijin Shinobu Ishikawa An 80-year-old bathhouse is transformed into a cafe, whilst retaining its features reminiscent of Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Aw...
Culture Osaka Auto Messe 2027 Kim Bergström The Osaka Auto Messe has been an annual event on the Kansai calendar since 1997. This auto show has a particular focus on car...
Culture Osaka Asian Film Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Osaka Asian Film Festival is a celebration of film that operates annually under the theme of "From Osaka to all of Asia"....
Culture Hanezu Odori Dance Festival 2027 Bonson Lam Hanezu, the colour of plum blossom. The pink is so surreal in the paintings, it is other worldly, almost referring to some Bu...
Activities Universal Studios Japan Welcomes Mario in 2021 Serena Ogawa Universal Studios Japan Osaka will open its Super Nintendo World in February 2021
8 Activities Fantasy World of Tajima Masayoshi Hirose Photo story introducing Takeda Castle, aka "Castle in the Sky", recently spotlighted in Japan's media and bustling with visit...
Activities Mount Kongo Gary Luscombe Mount Kongo is the highest mountain in Osaka and from its summit, you can view the whole of the prefecture at once. It is als...
Culture The Star Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Star Festival has been running since 2012, and takes place at Stihl no Mori in Kyoto. The two-day event allows visitors t...
Transportation Shinkansen Travel Packages Bonson Lam The Flex Ticket is a new travel package for international visitors, incorporating a return ticket between the major cities in...
