Planning Getting a Tattoo in Japan Serena Ogawa The history of tattooing in Japan is a long one--and so is the taboo associated with them. So why should you opt to get a tat...
Culture Moomin Comic Strips Exhibition: Ehime 2022 Kim Bergström The traveling Moomin Comic Strips Exhibition reaches the Ehime Museum of Art during April and May of 2022. The event showcase...
Planning Tokyo's Nakano City Ward Sleiman Azizi Residential Nakano City is home to many local temples like Baishoin Temple, public spaces like acclaimed Tetsugakudo Park, th...
Food Ramen Shop Gaurav Raja Dahal I am confident in saying this is one of the tastiest ramen shops I have ever tried in Japan. Specifically, the taste of the s...
Yamaguchi Itinerary Mandy Bartok Yamaguchi Prefecture is a little-visited corner of Honshu which offers a host of sites. From the old samurai neighborhoods of...
Culture Aizuwakamatsu Castle Sakura Light-up & Annual Market Sarah Chaney Visit Tsurugajo Castle in Fukushima during March to see the castle colored with hundreds of pink and white cherry trees and e...
10 Culture Kamakura Camera - Snow at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine Peter Oxley A new blog created by Peter Oxley, photographer, writer, tour guide, and bon vivant. This introductory article highlights a r...
Activities Cooking Classes near Tokyo Skytree Mandy Admin Visit one of Tokyo's traditional downtown areas for a cooking or culture class with Shitamachi Yoitoko.
Whispers of Time & Wisdom in Minobu Sébastien Duval Mount Minobu is a time portal! Here, life isn’t measured in years but in centuries and millennia, it’s engraved into the rock...