Culture Aizu Festival in Fukushima 2024 Sarah Chaney Aizuwakamatsu City is well-known for its rich samurai heritage. Every year, a 3-day festival takes place around the castle an...
Culture Showa Kinen Park The Showa Kinen Park or Showa Memorial Park extends over the districts of Akishima and Tachikawa and is the largest park in T...
Culture Beppu Fireworks Festival 2024 Dieu Huong Do The Beppu Fireworks Festival is a must-see summer event. It is held annually on either the last weekend of July or first week...
Culture teamLab Borderless (opened Feb 2024) Previously located in Odaiba (closed in August 2022), teamLab Borderless: MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM (hereinafter "team...
Culture Lowriders in Japan Julian Kloby To understand why Lowriding in Japan is such a fascination, you have to first understand its dramatic origin and how that con...
Culture Tsushima Tenno Matsuri 2024 Chris Glenn A mid-summer's night's dream, the floating festival floats of the Tsushima Tenno Matsuri, one of THE top festivals of Japan!
Culture Ikuta Shrine in Kobe Manish Prabhune Amid the small bustling lanes of Sannomiya in Kobe you can find the wonderful Ikuta Shrine, which is possibly one of the olde...
Culture Kumano Brush Festival 2024 JJ Walsh Kumano produces 80% of Japan's calligraphy brushes- join this annual traditional celebration in honor of the humble "fude".
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 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 ...
