7 Culture Soja RetRoad Festival Judith Mikami Every September Soja City hosts a Retroad (retro + road) Festival to celebrate the tradition of the old main road with the ne...
Culture Okayama Orphan Asylum Kenji Chida Okayama City has a lot of history but one of the hidden gems is the remains of the Okayama Orphange. Founded by Juji Ishii du...
Culture Bamboo Harvesting in Mabi Town Judith Mikami I'd like to introduce you to the long history of bamboo harvesting. Done in the spring season and when you drive around Mabi ...
Culture Kinojo Castle Overlooking Soja City Judith Mikami Kinojo Castle is perched on the mountain top. When you are walking up to the castle ruins you can stop at advantage points to...
Culture Naked Man Festival 2025 Adam Hacker Brave the cold of February in Okayama for the Saidaiji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri, also known as the Naked Man Festival, and consider...
Culture Niimi City Samurai Parade 2024 Judith Mikami Niimi City Samurai Parade a 300 year tradition that is celebrated every year on October 15th. A festival that brings the loca...
Culture Shiraishi Island Paradise Joanne Wong Nestled in the bosom of the Seto Inland Sea in Okayama Prefecture, tiny, quirky Shiraishi Island is truly a great discovery.
Culture Nishiwaki Beach near Ushimado Judith Mikami A beach area that has the usual attractions of sand and swimming. But the views of Shodoshima Island as well as the coast of ...
Culture Nariwa Museum of Art Judith Mikami Nariwa Museum of Art is dedicated to Torajiro Kojima who was born in Nariwa Town in 1881. An impressionist painter who work ...
Culture Takehisa Shoten Kenji Chida Yumeji Takehisa, one of Japans most notable artists, was from Oku Town. Still living here, his descendants are eager to shar...
