Culture Three Tides Tattoo Perri Silverstein Keep Japan Beautiful, Get Tattooed! That's the motto of Three Tides Tattoo, the top destination for body art in the Land of t...
Culture Kinokuniya Books - South Shinjuku Todd Wojnowski Kinokuniya's South Shinjuku branch has a huge collection of English reading material, from novels to newspapers, magazines, r...
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 Mikimoto Pearl Island Off the coast of Toba is Mikimoto Pearl Island. This Mie Prefecture attraction is the birthplace of cultured pearls and is op...
Culture Adachi Museum of Art Adachi is in the rural area of Yasugi, tucked away between the dramatic Shimane Mountains in a long, flat valley. The Adach...
Culture Obi Town - the 'Kyoto of Kyushu' Iain Stanley Obi Town, in Nichinan city, Miyazaki, is often labeled as the ‘Kyoto of Kyushu’ – it is very popular with tourists and domest...
Culture Sunomata, The One Night Castle Chris Glenn According to legend, Sunomata Castle was constructed overnight, hence its other name, Ichiya, or “One Night” Castle.
Culture Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse The Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse is located in Aomori City in the prefecture of the same name in the north of the main island of Ho...
Culture Shukkeien Garden Shukkeien Garden, located in central Hiroshima City, is a traditional Japanese-style garden loved by visitors and locals alik...
Culture Oni Fest on Mt. Yoshino 2025 Alena Eckelmann Embrace your demons on Yoshinoyama! The locals of this mountain welcome oni (demons) into their houses and inns ever since mo...
