Culture A Walk Through Ochanomizu Geraldine Buergel Located next to popular Akihabara, Ochanomizu offers a variety of interesting locations and historical landmarks.
13 Culture Culture Day Parade in Hikone Jemma King My first impression of Hikone was quiet and tranquil town with narrow windy streets and tiny cars. Then I stumbled across the...
Culture Tagata Honen Matsuri 2025 Amber Mezbourian The Tagata Honensai Matsuri is a fertility festival, with the main event centering on the lively procession of a large wooden...
Area Yufuin Jaime Wong Yufuin is a stunningly gorgeous little town just an hour away from Beppu by train. It is full of lovely shops selling a varie...
Culture Appreciating Mito City Rey Waters Mito is more than Plum trees. There are loads of well maintained historical sites throughout the city.
13 Culture Seeing Red Euan Prentis Red can be seen all over Japan in both Buddhist and Shinto sites, but what exactly is the significance of this?
Culture Tsushima no Miya Festival 2024 Anonymous A two day festival held every year. The local train station is also only open during the festival, Tsushima no Miya Station. ...
15 Culture Fukui's Taichoji Temple in Snow Takako Sakamoto I set out in sunshine to revisit Fukui's Taichoji Temple in snow, but it began sleeting, and I found this beautiful temple ha...
Culture Yudanaka, Snow Monkeys and Old Post Towns Elena Lisina During this trip I visited Yudanaka, Obuse, Matsumoto, and the old post towns of Kiso valley. Returning to Tokyo, I visited m...
Culture Two Days in Kanagawa Prefecture Rey Waters Exploring some of Kanagawa Prefecture's top attractions in this action packed two-day itinerary. From samurai to Mount Fuji, ...
