Culture Matsushima Oyster Festival 2024-2025 Andrew Kehoe The Matsushima Oyster Festival (Kaki Matsuri) started over 40 years ago, and takes place in the peak of oyster season.
8 Culture Kohun-butsu R.S. Reynolds An extensive and large area of temples, Kohun-butsu in Jiyugaoka in Tokyo is a tranquil environment to enjoy nature and cultu...
Culture Yanesen Cultural Classes Hannah Morse The Yanesen Language and Culture School offers patrons a different, more intimate look at Japan
12 Culture Pottery Kilns at Shigaraki Cathy Cawood See climbing kilns at Shigaraki, a town that has produced pottery for thousands of years, and is one of the 'Six Old Kilns of...
Culture National Art Center, Tokyo Jerome Lee National Art Center, Tokyo is the national government's fifth art institution to be organized under the umbrella of the Indep...
Culture Eco Edo Art Aquarium Todd Wojnowski The Eco Edo Art Aquarium is a modern exhibit that combined traditional Japanese themes with thousands of live goldfish, avant...
Culture Minka-en Larry Knipfing Kawasaki’s Minka-en is one of the most interesting places you are likely to visit here in Japan. This Folk House Museum has h...
Culture Touring Tsukiji's Outer Market Joan Lambert Bailey A tour of Tsukiji's Outer Market offers a delicious inside look at a Tokyo institution.
Culture Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri 2024 Saskia Gilmour The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the largest, if not greatest, danjiri matsuri (float festival) in Japan. Celebrating 300 yea...
10 Culture Kishiwada Castle Bonson Lam The Stone Garden at Kishiwada Castle symbolizes the past and present with ancient materials and modern design that appears qu...
