Culture An Otaru Day Trip From Sapporo Serena Ogawa Rows of lanterns illuminating a dusky evening sky against the backdrop of red-brick warehouses on either side of a canal that...
Culture Hiroshima Flower Festival 2024 Paul Walsh Over a million people pour into Hiroshima city over the "Golden Week" holiday for 3 days of parades, shows, food and fun!
Culture Antique Grande 2024 Kim Around 250 vendors will be present at the three-day Antique Grande event, offering a wide array of both Japanese and Western ...
Culture Yasukuni Shrine Yasukuni Shrine (Yasukuni Jinja), located in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, was established in 1869 by Emperor Meiji to commemorate and...
Culture Shirasagi-no Mai at Senso-ji Temple 2025 Kylie Plester Shirasagi-no Mai is a beautiful ceremonial procession performed at Senso-ji Temple and dates back over 1000 years.
Area Arashiyama Alena Eckelmann Along a river in the West of Kyoto lies Arashiyama, a rural suburb of Kyoto. Literally “Storm Mountain”, Arashiyama is actual...
Culture Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri 2024 Jianne Soriano Stretching from Ueno to Asakusa, Shitamachi Tanabata features countless decorations, dancing, food and streets and live perfo...
Culture Sendai Daikannon Statue Justin Velgus The Sendai Daikannon was the tallest statue in the world when built in 1991. It stands 100 meters high watching over the citi...
Culture Yokota Air Base Sakura Spring Festival 2025 Kim Yokota Air Base is located in Tokyo's western suburbs, and they open their gates a few times a year for public events. One of...
Area Koyasan Tom Roseveare Koyasan, or Mount Koya, is a mountaintop sanctuary in Wakayama Prefecture and the center of Shingon Buddhism in Japan, making...
