Culture Exploring the Capital's Premier Event Space: Tokyo Big Sight Todd Wojnowski Tokyo Big Sight is the largest convention center in Japan. Located in Odaiba, Tokyo, the beautiful and architecturally striki...
Culture Kyushu's Aso Shrine Mandy Bartok Aso Shrine - boasting one of the largest gates at a shrine anywhere in Japan - is an oft-overlooked stop in Aso town in Kuma...
Culture Wazuka - Japanese Tea Town Simona Zavadckyte Wazuka is a traditional Japanese tea town, with picturesque scenery and mind-clearing, heart-warming Japanese tea. Its tea in...
10 Culture Okinawa Zoo Christmas Fantasy 2013 Naomi Flemming The Okinawa Zoo shines during the annual Christmas-themed festival in Okinawa City
6 Culture Kusatsu Matsuri C. Rio On two occasions, I have had the pleasure of not only attending, but participating in one of the best matsuri (summer festiva...
Culture Kōden-ji Bradford Pomeroy Kōden-ji temple has been called a symbol for one of Japan’s most famous literary works on samurai culture, Hagakure: The Way ...
11 Culture British Fair in Umeda John Carter I wanted to see what Japan’s view of Britain was and it was actually very enjoyable. It was a little cliché with stalls devot...
6 Culture Yabusame at Kumamoto Castle Mandy Bartok A yabusame event involving Japanese archers on horseback is held every year on the grounds outside Kumamoto Castle as part of...
Culture Shinjo Matsuri 2024 Hannah Warren Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Culture Hiroshima Port Fireworks Festival 2025-2024 Virginia Gonzalez The Hiroshima Port Dream Fireworks Festival takes place every year in late July, when 10,000 fireworks are set off in the bay...
