Culture Hina Festival of Inatori Onsen 2026 Sandra Isaka From January 20th to March 31st, the tiny seaside town of Inatori, in the Izu Peninsula, hosts its annual 'Hina-no-tsurushika...
Culture Osu Kannon Temple Todd Wojnowski Osu Kannon is a large, famous Buddhist temple in Nagoya. With deep history and religious importance, it's a great place to vi...
Culture HANA BIYORI X Bamboo Akari 2025-2026 Kim Bergström As the cooler months arrive, many illumination events begin to pop up on the calendar. One of them is the HANA BIYORI X Bambo...
Culture Tokyo Midtown Design Touch 2025 Niek Ceylan Held in autumn every year, Tokyo Midtown Design Touch is an event showcasing international design in a range of different for...
Culture Kabushima Shrine Kabushima is a small island located in Hachinohe, Aomori, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The island is noted as a ne...
Culture A Kengo Kuma Tour of Tokyo Kim Bergström Kengo Kuma is one of Japan's most well-known architects, and he has designed buildings both here and abroad. In Tokyo alone t...
Culture Yanagawa Canals Yanagawa, a small city in the south of Fukuoka, is known as the Venice of Kyushu and for good reason. The city's 470 kilomete...
Culture Takahashi City Summer Festival 2025 Chris Cooper Dance the summer night away at a Japanese style dancing festival in Takahashi City, Okayama
Culture Omuroyama Yamayaki 2026 Kim Bergström The Omuro Yamayaki Festival is held in spring each year, and it's an event with around 700 years of history. It originally st...