Activities Onuma Hakodate Snow & Ice Festival 2027 Mandy Bartok Enjoy snow sculptures and an exciting ice slide at the Onuma Hakodate Snow and Ice Festival, held on the first weekend of Feb...
Area Sapporo Rey Waters The largest city in Hokkaido has a western flavor with streets running in square blocks that were initially designed by Ameri...
Food Fukushima Hot Spring & Lunch Buffet Sarah Chaney Visit Yuya Aizu Hot Spring Hotel in Aizuwakamatsu City in Fukushima Prefecture for a rotating buffet (Japanese and other type...
Culture Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival 2026 Peter Bungate An introduction to the raw and elegant sound and fury of the Matsumoto Taiko Festival
Nightlife Okadaya Cafe and General Store Bonson Lam A debate on indigenous culinary identity aside, what Okadaya tries to do is to transport the visitor to a time past. Imagine ...
Culture Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri 2026 Mandy Bartok Hirosaki's Neputa Matsuri offers an impressive display of drums and floats to light up the summer evenings during the first w...
Culture Nyaramachi Neko Art Festival 2026 Mary Kawai Nyaramachi Neko Art Festival celebrates cats and cat-inspired artwork throughout June.
Culture Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival 2026 Jonathan Jahnke Takaoka's Mikurumayama Festival, a 400 year old parade celebrating the founding of the city. One of only five festivals in Ja...
Culture Cambodia Festival in Yoyogi Park 2026 Todd Wojnowski Come to Yoyogi Park to experience traditional Khmer culture at the Cambodia Festival. With plenty to eat and shop, the highli...
