Culture Corn Festival 2024 Kim Corn is a vital crop with immense importance as a food, feed, and fuel source. The Yatsugatake corn variant grows well in Jap...
Food Uemachi Japanese Restaurant Bonson Lam It is said that we first eat with our eyes, and the appetisers served in three round closhes resembling Temari, a handcrafted...
Kobe Handmade Marche 2024 Kim The Kobe Handmade Marche is Hyogo Prefecture's largest handmade market, and is set to include around 1000 booths selling a wi...
Culture Umeda Tanabata Festival 2024 Kim The Umeda Tanabata Festival showcases a variety of decorations on loan from the well-known Sendai Tanabata Festival in Miyag...
Culture Himeji Yukata Festival 2024 Kim The Himeji Yukata Festival has been running for over 250 years now, and the event honors the beauty and significance of this ...
Culture Maizuru Curry Festa 2025 Kim Maizuru in Kyoto is the location of an important naval base for Japan, and curry became a staple food for sailors stationed t...
Culture A New Way to Experience Himeji Castle Tom Fay Sat proudly overlooking the city streets below, Himeji Castle is a UNESCO-registered masterpiece of traditional wooden archit...
Activities Takatsuki Station Illuminations 2024-2025 Kim Many train stations across Japan are adorned with colorful lights during the colder months to embrace the festive spirit and ...
Culture Takashi Murakami - Mononoke Kyoto 2024 Kim A special exhibition coming to the Kyoto Kyocera Museum of Art in 2024 is set to showcase around 170 of Takashi Murakami's wo...
Food Minoya Wagashi Bonson Lam Wagashi is as synomous to Sakai, as the first harvest of gyochoro tea is to Uji or Shizouka. While these sweets were original...
