Culture Monet and Friends Alive 2025 Kim Bergström 2024 marked the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris, which was a moment in history that changed ...
Culture Himeji Otemae Street Illumination 2025-2026 Kim Bergström The arrival of the colder months means various illumination events start popping up on the calendar, and the Himeji Otemae St...
Culture A Passion for Morning Glories Tomoko Kamishima Passion for morning glories: Japanese people plant seeds in the garden or buy potted flowers to help stay cool in summer
Culture Nagoya City Science Museum The Nagoya City Science Museum is a museum located in Sakae, Nagoya, the center of Nagoya City, in central Japan. The museum ...
Culture Summer Potato Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Summer Potato Festival in Shizuoka is a celebration of all things sweet potato related, and the two-day event this July i...
Area Shimonoseki Serena Kim Shimonoseki City in Yamaguchi Prefecture is located at the end of Japan’s Honshu Island and is a beautiful coastal city surro...
Culture Nikolai-do Orthodox Cathedral Virginia Gonzalez Nikolai-do, the head of the Orthodox Church in Japan, is located in the Kanda district of Tokyo, near Akihabara.
Culture Eateries in Tokyo to Become Smoke-Free Shinobu Ishikawa Tokyo becomes smoke-free from 1st April 2020 with the following to apply, No smoking: 100% smoke-free, Designated smoking roo...
Culture Ube City’s Timeless Art and Culture Veronica Carnevale Ube City, located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, is an off-the-beaten-path mecca of art and culture in Japan.
Culture Hachiman Shrines Elena Lisina There are about 44,000 Hachiman shrines throughout Japan, dedicated to Hachiman - a Shinto God of War. Among the most old and...