Culture A Half Day in Naoshima Cordelia Ding Are you short on time, but staying near Uno Port or Okayama, and you want to visit one of the art islands? Are you unsure of ...
Culture Tokyo Lights 2025 Kim Bergström There's no doubting the popularity of projection mapping events in Japan, with digital art collectives like TeamLab and Naked...
Culture Exploring Japan's Cat Island Connor Lappin Discovering Cat Island, a small island ruled by felines and exclusively unique to Japan in Miyagi Prefecture.
Culture Arima Or Gero? Scott Brause Arima and Gero onsens, both on the island of Honshu, have been reecognized for centuries as two of the 'Three Renowned Onsen ...
Culture Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri 2025 Jianne Soriano Stretching from Ueno to Asakusa, Shitamachi Tanabata features countless decorations, dancing, food and streets and live perfo...
7 Culture Touring Japan's National Civic Center Michael B Interested in politics and government? The walking tour of Japan's national civic center offers a great half-day activity.
Culture My Hero Academia Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition at the Mori Arts Center Gallery looks at My Hero Academia, a Japanese superhero manga series which was c...
Culture A Complete Guide to Naoshima Peter Sidell In Japan's inland sea, Naoshima is a small island that's home to striking modern art museums, designed to blend in with the b...
Culture Biratori Nibutani Ainu Museum Bonson Lam Celebrates the richness of Ainu culture and create new traditions through a wood carving or embroidery class
Culture Luxurious Spiritual Adventures at World Cultural Heritage Site Kumano Nachi Taisha Greg Goodmacher Illustrious chefs, Shinto, Buddhist, and Shugendo spiritual leaders, virtuoso musicians, tea ceremony masters, and a renowned...