Culture At Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Arlene Bastion This Museum is educational and enlightening. It reveals the processes of temple building, paying tribute to the craftsmen an...
Culture Nankinmachi Spring Festival Kim If you're in the Kobe area and looking for a way to celebrate Lunar New Year, check out the Nankinmachi Spring Festival. The ...
Culture Himeji Otemae Street Illumination Kim The arrival of the colder months means various illumination events start popping up on the calendar, and the Himeji Otemae St...
Culture Tamba Yaki Pottery Festival Kim The Tamba-Sasayama area of Hyogo Prefecture is known for Tamba ware, one of Japan's most noteworthy types of ceramics. The Ta...
Culture Himeji Castle Festival Kim The Himeji Castle Festival includes colorful processions of participants dressed in historical costumes, traditional dance pe...
Culture Himeji Yukata Festival Kim The Himeji Yukata Festival has been running for over 250 years now, and the event honors the beauty and significance of this ...
Culture A New Way to Experience Himeji Castle Tom Fay Sat proudly overlooking the city streets below, Himeji Castle is a UNESCO-registered masterpiece of traditional wooden archit...
Culture Hirosaki Neputa Festival in Kobe Kim The Hirosaki Neputa Festival in Kobe provides a glimpse into this popular Aomori-based festival.
7 Culture Autumn Leaves at Kogenji Temple Masayoshi Hirose The temple was the top Rinzai Nakamine school founded in the Kamakura period. This ancient temple is one of the most famous s...
Culture Awaji Bunraku Puppet Theatre Bonson Lam Bunraku’s contribution throughout time, and to modern entertainment, has been recognized by UNESCO, granting it Intangible Cu...