Food The Regional Cuisine of Tohoku Sleiman Azizi The Tohoku region in Japan's north includes six prefectures - Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata. All are h...
Culture Umeda Tanabata Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Umeda Tanabata Festival showcases a variety of decorations on loan from the well-known Sendai Tanabata Festival in Miyag...
Activities Tohoku Food Marathon 2027 Kim Bergström Held each spring in Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture, the Tohoku Food Marathon is no ordinary race. Starting out from Naganuma Fu...
Planning Shirakawa-go Named on World's Top Small Towns List Kim Bergström Leading travel publication Travel & Leisure recently published their list of the 20 Most Beautiful Small Towns to Visit Aroun...
Culture Kanahebisui Shrine Flower Festival 2026 Kim Bergström People visit Miyagi's Kanahebisui Shrine to pray for luck in the business and financial realms, but it's also a popular spot ...
Food "BRING" Bakery in Togatta Onsen Justin Velgus "BRING" is a take-out only bakery located in Togatta Onsen, part of Zao Town in Miyagi Prefecture. In addition to its delicio...
Activities Cherry Blossom Forecast 2022 Serena Ogawa Follow our 2022 forecast to find out where and when you can see the sakura.
Culture 👽 Japan’s “UFO” Style Traffic Signals to Go “Lights Out” 👽 Justin Velgus Around the early 1980s some narrow residential intersections in Japan were equipped with uniquely-shaped traffic signals affe...
Area Ine Tom Roseveare Ine (伊根町) is a town located in Yosa District, in northern Kyoto Prefecture. It is known for its traditional wooden fishing...
Culture Regional Crafts - Tohoku Sleiman Azizi The Tohoku region with its six prefectures is home to a variety of traditional crafts. These include kaba-zaiku cherry bark c...
