Culture Kame Or Turtle Elena Lisina Turtles or ‘kame’ live in fresh water and can be often found in Japanese gardens. Kame has a special meaning and place in Jap...
Culture Shinjuku Eisa Festival 2024 Kim The Shinjuku Eisa Festival is a great way to experience part of Okinawa's rich culture in Tokyo, and the event has been runni...
Culture Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 Bonson Lam The sakura or cherry blossom festival celebrates the arrival of spring and the cherry blossoms in the Samurai town of Kakunod...
Culture Japan International Orchid and Flower Show 2025 Kim The Japan Grand Prix International Orchid and Flower show started back in 1991, and has grown into of the world's largest flo...
Culture Going to Comiket Reika Clare Guidelines for participating in Comic Market, the biggest anime, manga and game subculture event, which happens twice a year ...
Culture Cupid of Japan: Kyoto Jishu Shrine Karen Zheng Located behind the renowned Kiyomizu-dera, Jishu Shrine is revered as “the Cupid of Japan”. Within its compound, Jishu Shrine...
Culture Oharaimachi Oharai-machi (おはらい町) is a small traditional town that prospered outside the gates of the entrance of Ise Jingu Shrine — ...
Culture Akihabara, an Anime Fairyland Daniel Vesey Akihabara is an anime and manga fairyland, an electronic heaven. The streets are lined with anime and manga stores, overflowi...
Culture Yosakoi Soran Festival in Sapporo 2024 R.S. Reynolds A viewing of the intense and energetic Yosakoi Soran Festival in Sapporo
Culture Traditional Masks of Japan Elena Lisina Picking a traditional mask is a meaningful souvenir reflecting ancient Japanese culture.
