Food Kumagaya - Local Foods and Cuisine Sleiman Azizi Kumagaya's local rural themed cuisine includes udon noodles made from locally grown wheat, Buddhist inspired inari sushi, hor...
Culture Kumagaya - Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin Temple Sleiman Azizi Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin Temple is Saitama's first national Treasure. Established in 1179 by the famous Lord Saito Sanemori, ...
Culture Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival 2026 Lynda Hogan Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival, a two day summer celebration, is the second largest annual festival in Kawagoe. Exper...
Culture Umbrella Sky at Metsa Village 2026 Lynda Hogan "Forest and Lake and Umbrella" is Metsa Village's striking Umbrella Sky Project. Walk under a rainbow of umbrellas casting co...
Culture The Kagurazaka Matsuri 2026 Sleiman Azizi In late July, the Tokyo suburb of Kagurazaka will host the annual Kagurazaka Matsuri.
Culture General Nogi Sleiman Azizi General Nogi and his wife Shizuko took their own lives in the traditional samurai suicide act of junshi, following their mast...
6 Activities Ebisu Park Kim Bergström Ebisu Park is located a short walk from Ebisu Station, and has plenty of space for kids to burn off some energy.
8 Activities Medaka Exhibition Sherilyn Siy At the Medaka Exhibition, enthusiasts show off artistic ways to display this Japanese rice fish. You can participate in a med...
7 Culture Yokohama Garden Necklace 2019 Steve Morton Even if you’re not especially interested in flowers, it’s hard not to be impressed by Yokohama’s annual ‘Garden Necklace’ flo...
Culture Kondo Isami Sleiman Azizi Leader of a pro-shogunate police force, Kondo was a master swordsman who found himself on the wrong side of history. His grav...
