Culture Traditional Puppet Theater Sherilyn Siy The Shirakukushi Puppet Show Preservation Society is a troupe that dates back to the late Edo Period. At the shin-soba festiv...
Culture Broadway Christmas Wonderland 2026 Lynda Hogan Every year, the Tokyu Theater Orb in Shibuya Hikarie puts on a special show for Christmas. In 2016 they started the Broadway ...
Planning Tokyo's Kokubunji City Sleiman Azizi Tokyo's Kokubunji City is home to Musashi Kokubunji, a major provincial temple of the 8th century, Tonogayato Gardens, possib...
Culture Ainoshima 'Cat' Island in Fukuoka Shinobu Ishikawa About 270 residents and 100 cats live together on Ainoshima Island in a unique and fascinating way. Most of the cats are fera...
Planning Tokyo's Fussa City Sleiman Azizi Home to the American Air Force base, Fussa City features scores of stores catering to servicemen and women. Beyond America, h...
Planning Tokyo's Higashiyamato City Sleiman Azizi Dominated in the north by the stunning Lake Tama, Higashiyamato City also features its own local folk museum, incredible reli...
Activities Hikarinosumika Illumination Display 2026-2027 Lynda Hogan Hikarinosumika is the name of the winter illumination display at Tokinosumika in Gotemba, Shizuoka. The resort is also referr...
Activities Metsa Village Christmas 2026 Lynda Hogan Information for the seasonal Christmas market, Christmas crafts, Christmas decorations and Santa Claus visits at Metsa Villag...
Activities The New Golden Route is to Be Experienced Serena Ogawa Don't just look, experience Japan's Original Golden Route with all your senses!
Food Demode Diner Kim Bergström Fussa's Demode Diner feels like it's been transported straight out of America. Burgers, fries, onion rings and sundaes are al...
