Culture Hakusan Folk Museum Susan May For the past several hundred years, people in the foothills of Mt. Hakusan have lived off the land, deep in the mountains. Th...
Culture Hinode Cherry Blossom Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Running for over 30 years now, the Hinode Sakura Festival is a wonderful way to celebrate the best of the blossoms on the out...
Culture Daito-Ohara Water Throwing Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Every year on February 11th, Ichinoseki City in southern Iwate celebrates the Daito Ohara Water-Throwing Festival. This uniqu...
Culture Shimoichi Hatsuichi Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Supermarkets and convenience stores are modern-day conveniences, but historically, hatsuichi (first market) events were place...
Culture Ehime's Uwajima Castle Sandra Isaka Ehime's Uwajima-jo is one of only 12 remaining castles in Japan with an original main keep. It sits on the top of a hill wit...
Shopping Oedo Antique Market 2026 Farah Bassyouni Considered the largest outdoor antique market in Japan, selling a variety of both Japanese and foreign goods, here's all you ...
Sanrio Rooms Coming to Tokyo Dome Hotel Kim Bergström Tokyo Dome Hotel will be operating two new themed rooms Sanrio-themed rooms (My Melody and Kuromi) which will be available fo...
Culture Tokunoshima Tourism and Product Fair 2027 Kim Bergström The Tokunoshima Tourism and Product Fair is set to include a variety of cultural performances, delicious regional cuisine, an...
12 Culture Kamakura Camera - Hasedera Temple Peter Oxley A brief survey of one of Kamakura's most endearing temples, founded from a log washed up on a beach thirteen hundred years ago.
7 Eternal Beauty of Taizo-in Temple Masayoshi Hirose The Garden of Motonobu at Taizo-in Temple, of Myoshinji Temple Complex in Kyoto pursues 'Eternal Beauty'.
