7 Culture Chinese New Year In Chinatown Dave Collymore Go and experience Chinese the new year celebrations in Yokohama Chinatown!
6 Culture Cosplay and Manga Mania in Akita Bonson Lam Sighted in an obscure room in Akita is a treasure trove of cosplay masks & Mizuki Ichiro posters.
Culture Tokyo Koenji Awa Odori 2024 Kevin John Hutt This dance festival is held annually on the last or second to last weekend of August. Dancing lasts exactly 3 hours, but fest...
6 Culture Kanagawa's Mitsuike Park, Tsurumi Ramon Geoffrey Evangelista Any other day, Mitsuike seems like a common, ordinary park. But as spring arrives, like magic, the park is turned into a wond...
6 Culture Nara Tokae and the Ukimido Pavilion Manish Prabhune Nara Tokae, as the lantern festival is called, lasts for ten days, usually in the beginning of August. Full moon day photo st...
6 Culture Akita Kanto Matsuri Festival Bonson Lam The heroics of the lantern bearers loom large and you can come close and personal with the teams vying for the best kanto bea...
9 Culture Plastic Food at Kappabashi, Asakusa Manish Prabhune Attractive synthetic food displays in Japan are sourced from Kappabashi, a street also famous for kitchenware in general.
Culture Kaidan-in Temple, Dazaifu, Fukuoka Tony Mariani Kaidan-in Temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka is one of the three original Buddhist ordination temples in Japan.
Culture Miyazu Catholic Church Robert Van Egghen Miyazu Catholic Church is the oldest church in Japan, with a fascinating clash of Japanese and Western styles and culture