Culture An Enriching Getaway in Ome City Veronica Carnevale When the busyness of city life becomes too much, Ome’s natural and cultural charms are only a 60 to 90-minute train ride away...
Culture Shukkeien Garden Shukkeien Garden, located in central Hiroshima City, is a traditional Japanese-style garden loved by visitors and locals alik...
Culture Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2026 Joanna Ligon Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2025 honors the Tokyo Photographic Art (TOP) Museum’s 30th annive...
Culture Roppongi Hills Spring Festival 2026 Kim Bergström One way to celebrate the arrival of spring in Tokyo is at the Roppongi Hills Spring Festival, held for three days in early Ap...
Culture Toyama City Glass Museum Easily found by its impressive and unique exterior architecture, the Toyama City Glass Museum in Toyama Prefecture houses ove...
Culture Minobu - Temple Stays in the Shadow of Mt. Fuji Tom Fay Japan is enriched with deep spiritual traditions, most notably Buddhism and Shinto, the two main religions which intertwine a...
Culture Shinagawa Summer Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The five-day Shinagawa Summer Festival has a wide array of activities for attendees to enjoy, including numerous cultural per...
Culture Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Shushma R A thousand wisdoms of Buddha in Arashiyama Kyoto, near the bamboo forest grove.
Culture Tennoz Canal Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Tennoz Canal Festival will return to Tokyo’s waterfront this May, offering three days of art, food, and cultural events a...
Culture Meeting the Kamakura Daibutsu Tomoko Kamishima Kamakura’s Great Daibutsu is among Japan’s most iconic and admired statues, loved by people from around the globe.
