Culture Teshima Art Museum and Cafe Bonson Lam Teshima Art Museum was born from the visions of Rei Naito and the architect Ryue Nishizawa as part of the 2010 Setouchi Trien...
13 Activities Other Views of Mount Fuji Peter Sidell Japan's iconic Mount Fuji is impressive from every vantage point, be it a beach, an airplane, or the roof of a shopping mall.
Culture Tanabe Castle at Maizuru Bonson Lam Hosokawa Yusai was also known as Hosokawa Fujitaka, who built Tanabe Castle in the present town of Nishi-Maizuru. With his so...
14 Activities Hakodate in Winter Peter Sidell On Japan's northern Hokkaido island, Hakodate is covered with snow in winter, giving it a Christmas-card atmosphere of gentle...
Culture Aomori Nebuta Festival 2026 Jessica Lin Nebuta festival is the biggest Tanabata festival that makes up the three great festivals of Tohoku Region.
Culture Setsubun Mantoro 2027 Jessica Lin At the Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, more than 3,000 lanterns in the precincts are lit up.
Accommodation Hotel Metropolitan Takasaki Gloria Ticconi Hotel Metropolitan Takasaki: a relaxing Holiday in Gunma Prefecture
10 Food Cafe Kantokotoro in Southern Kobe Sandra Isaka Located in Southern Kobe, near Maiko Station, Cafe Kantokotoro is a wonderful place to relax and take in the view of famous A...
12 Food Mitsu's Okonomiyaki Granny Bronwyn O'Neill A tiny, no-nonsense okonomiyaki shop just a minute's walk from Mitsu station in Matsuyama. Featured in local news and as pat...
Culture Painting Daruma Dolls in Takasaki Gloria Ticconi At Daimonya in Takasaki in Japan's Gunma prefecture, you can paint your own Daruma doll, a traditional painted doll which mak...
