Culture Echizen Daibutsu At a height of 17m the Echizen Daibutsu (越前大仏) is the tallest Buddha statue in a sitting position.
Culture The 5 Hardest Things About Japanese Emma Sletteland From the complex writing system and opposite sentence structure, to the similar sounds and sheer speed at which the language ...
Culture Pikachu Outbreak 2019 2019 Sarah Koh From 6 to 12 August 2019, Pikachu Outbreak will take place for the sixth running year at Yokohama's Minato Mirai - expect to ...
Culture Sado Kinzan Sado Kinzan is located off the shore of Niigata Prefecture on Sado Island. Once hailed as a major contributor to Tokugawa’s f...
Culture Hiroshima Kanzake Festival 2025 Kim The Hiroshima Kanzake Festival brings the delights of warmed sake to the world. Warming the beverage is said to bring out a d...
Culture Nippo Coast Rock Oyster Festival 2024 Kim Now in its 6th year, the Nippo Coast Rock Oyster Festival celebrates this revered local delicacy, with several different rest...
Culture Kokura Castle Kokura Castle is a castle in Kitakyushu, Japan. It was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki starting in 1602, with construction complete...
Culture Furusato Matsuri 2025 Gloria Ticconi At the Furusato Matsuri, you can enjoy food and festival performances from all over Japan.
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2024 Hannah Warren Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
Culture Doburoku Matsuri 2024 Jessica Lin The Koami Shrine holds a doburoku (sake) festival annually on the 28th of November.
