Culture Dejima Island's Legacy Alena Eckelmann Dejima, once a small man-made island off the shores of Nagasaki, is now enclosed within modern Nagasaki City's hustle and bus...
Culture Pokémon Fossil Museum: Shimane 2021-2022 Kim Bergström The Pokémon Fossil Museum event aims to make learning about paleontology fun by showcasing 'fossils' of these fictional chara...
9 Culture Saiko-ji Peter Sidell In Toyohashi in Japan's Aichi prefecture, Saiko-ji is a small but appealing Buddhist temple, with Indian-style carvings and m...
Culture Lighting Up Yokohama's Past Emi Takahata The first gas lamp in Japan lit up in Yokohama's Bashamichi in 1872. This article explains how the local community, the Basha...
Culture West Side Story Sherilyn Siy Stage Around Tokyo is a unique theater in which the audience is rotated to view parts of the stage that encircles the audienc...
Culture Nishi-Nippori Park Sleiman Azizi Nishi-Nippori Park is a small elevated park right by Nishi-Nippori Station. Known for its greenery, the park offers nice view...
Culture Takahashi Korekiyo Memorial Park Sleiman Azizi The Takahashi Korekiyo Memorial Park is a small, idyllic park in the middle of Tokyo commemorating the life of Japan's 20th P...
Culture Shibamata Toy Museum Sleiman Azizi The Shibamata Toy Museum is a small toy museum on the second floor of a candy store in Shibamata, Tokyo. Full of nostalgic me...
Culture Mount Inasa Observation Platform Sleiman Azizi Designated as one of the top night views in Japan, Mount Inasa is a must-see when in Nagasaki, in Kyushu in western Japan. Ac...
Culture Maiko Performance in Sakata Luca De Pasquale A great chance to visit an authentic Japanese teahouse in Yamagata Prefecture. The maiko dance is also accompained by a shami...
