Culture Anamori Inari Shrine Lantern Festival 2026 Elizabeth S In late August, gather with the Kamata locals to light a candle and make a wish on one of hundreds of handmade lanterns.
Accommodation Tokyo Family Stays Sherilyn Siy Looking for something more than an Airbnb crash pad or a tiny anonymous hotel room? Tokyo Family Stays provides friendly acco...
Food ASTERISQUE Cake Shop, Yoyogi-Uehara Anonymous This is a review of Asterisque cake shop. I describe the ambiance, location, and price, and make some recommendations.
Planning Tokyo's Sumida City Ward Sleiman Azizi Sumida City in Tokyo is filled with Edo Period history. Famous for its sumo culture, the area also boasts some fantastic muse...
Activities Takefu Chrysanthemum Doll Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The annual Takefu Chrysanthemum Doll Festival sees Japan's national flower displayed in a unique way - on life sized dolls! A...
Culture Ushijima Shrine Sleiman Azizi Located by Sumida River, Ushijima Shrine is a Shinto shrine that features a rare wooden miwa torii - a three gated torii - as...
Nightlife ULTRA JAPAN 2026 Geoff Day ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL is Japan's largest EDM festival. The world's greatest DJ's unite and battle in Tokyo's Odaiba Island in ...
Culture Sugito Town Lantern Festival 2026 Elizabeth S In early August, Sugito Town in Saitama Prefecture celebrates summer for two evenings with a lantern festival. “The Milky Way...
Activities Mt. Fuji Centre in Fujinomiya Elena Lisina Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre in Shizuoka offers the chance to learn about Mt. Fuji. The centre is a beautiful building whos...
Culture Vegan Festivals In Japan? Sébastien Duval Tokyo, Kyoto and Nagoya host (bi)annual vegan festivals with food trucks/stalls by Japanese vegan businesses. In spring & aut...
