Activities Ieshima Islands: Welcome Home Bryan Baier “Ieshima” means “Home Island.” After waiting out a storm in the safety of Ieshima’s harbors around 600 BCE, Japan’s legendary...
Culture Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri 2026 Guillaume Doré The Fukagawa Hachiman Matruri is one of the three biggest festivals held in Toyo. Nicknamed mizu-kake matsuri, literally wate...
Culture Yudanaka, Snow Monkeys and Old Post Towns Elena Lisina During this trip I visited Yudanaka, Obuse, Matsumoto, and the old post towns of Kiso valley. Returning to Tokyo, I visited m...
Planning The Eight Regions of Japan Sleiman Azizi Modern Japan is made up of 8 distinct regions. Chubu, Chugoku, Hokkaido, Kansai, Kanto, Kyushu, Shikoku and Tohoku consist of...
Activities Shirakami Winter Aquarium Exhibition 2023 Kim Bergström Odaiba's Aquarium GA☆KYO was created on the theme of expressing miyabi (the traditional Japanese sense of beauty) through the...
18 Activities Natural Waters of Japan Elena Lisina Lakes, rivers and waterfalls are picturesque places that the Japanese like to visit in different seasons. Many rivers in Japa...
Culture The Regional Crafts of Japan Sleiman Azizi Japan's 8 regions - Chubu, Chugoku, Hokkaido, Kansai, Kanto, Kyushu, Shikoku and Tohoku - are home to 47 prefectures, each wi...
Culture 5 Museums to Substitute for Canceled Events Kim Bergström Various iconic festivals and events have been canceled in 2020 as a result of COVID-19. However, a number of great museums ac...
Culture Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival 2027 Malcome Larcens The Inukko dog festival is held on the second weekend in February in Yuzawa City in Akita
Activities Memories of Takasago and Yuriage Andrew Woo Visiting the earthquake affected areas along Sendai's coast, little remains but memories. A few shrines, memorials, construct...
