Activities Sunrise at Ritsuun-Kyo Valley José Manuel Zardain Takeda Castle is also known as Japan’s Machu Picchu. Its more than 600 years of history, the beautiful mountains surrounding ...
Planning The Six Prefectures of Tohoku Sleiman Azizi The six northern prefectures of mainland Japan make up the Tohoku region. Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagat...
Activities Ashino Park Sakura Festival Kim Bergström Aomori's Ashino Park is home to over 2000 cherry trees, and appears on the list of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots.
Accommodation Nishiyatsu Onsen, Miyamoto-no-yu Rey Waters 200 plus year old Onsen in Saitama Prefecture. Twelfth generation owner is a former professional Sumo wrestler, and one of t...
Culture Umamusume: Pretty Derby Ryan Noble What is Umamusume? Why is Umamusume: Pretty Derby going viral? Allow us to introduce the anime horse-racing girls of Japan's ...
Area Kitakata Japan Travel Kitakata is a center of sake and miso production in northern Fukushima, reflected by the many storehouses located here. The r...
Food Green Tea Factory Experience Samuel Richards In the heart of Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, you will find the Kawane tea region, and here you can learn first-hand ...
Culture Tea Festival CHAKOBA 2026 Kim Bergström Tea Festival CHAKOBA is the largest Japanese tea festival on the Chita Peninsula, and the event will take place this November...
Activities Tokyo with Kids: KidZania Kim Bergström As kids, we all likely dreamed about what we'd be when we grew up, and at KidZania Tokyo, little ones can step into those dre...
Tokyo Named As a Budget-Friendly Travel Spot for 2024 Kim Bergström The U.K.'s Post Office Holiday Money Report for 2024 saw Tokyo take out fourth spot as one of the year's most economical trav...
