Culture Kamigamo Shrine: A Place of Healing Tomoko Kamishima HEALING SPOT: Kamigamo Shrine is known for its strong healing power. And before Kyoto became capital of Japan, it was already...
Culture Trip to Matsumoto Castle Rebecca Bourke If you can manage to tear yourself out of the glorious onsen at KAI Matsumoto, why not check out the nearby Matsumoto castle?
Culture Kyoto's Umekoji Handicrafts Market Bridget Ye Umekoji Handicrafts Market in Kyoto is an event that only happens seven times a year and is an event not to be missed! Open o...
Culture Pinwheels at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine 2024 Lynda Hogan The wind chimes at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine are known far and wide, but for the month before the illustrious wind chime event, y...
6 Culture Azalea Festival, Nezu Shrine Nicole Bauer Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo-ku is always worth a visit, thanks to its wonderful historical buildings nestled down in the hilly land...
Culture Furusato Matsuri 2025 Gloria Ticconi At the Furusato Matsuri, you can enjoy food and festival performances from all over Japan.
Culture Fiesta De España 2024 Kim Held for the first time in 2013, Fiesta de Espana celebrates Japan-Spain relations and has drawn crowds in excess of 100,000 ...
Culture Daidogei World Cup 2024 Peter Sidell At the start of November, the annual Street Performance World Cup will be held in Shizuoka in central Japan. It's a hugely fu...
Culture Wisteria Season in Nara Jaime Wong Wisteria viewing during Golden Week holidays in May, in the quiet city of Nara.
Culture Saga Castle By Japanese standards, Saga Castle is a rather unusual castle. Being built on plains and surrounded by only a wall, whereas m...
