Kansai International Improves Services Claire Rieuneau With the sharp increase of foreign tourists arriving from abroad, Kansai International Airport has decided to urgently improv...
Kyoto Bicycle-Friendly City by 2020 Claire Rieuneau Kyoto will became a bicycle-friendly city by 2020.
Hoshino Resorts Accepts Tattoos Claire Rieuneau Hoshino Resort chain will allow guests with small tattoos if they accept to cover them with 8 cm x 10 cm stickers. Operation ...
UN World Conference in Sendai Justin Velgus The 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be hosted in Sendai March 14th-18th, 2015.
Godzilla-sized Buddhas take Top 10 Justin Velgus Of the Top 10 highest statues in the world, three of them can be found Japan. Perhaps more surprising is they are all images ...
Universal Studios Japan Sets Record Geoff Day Universal Studios Japan sets record high in number of visitors. Magic was the theme of 2014, when the Wizarding World of Harr...
Activities Hakodate Illumination Mandy Bartok Hakodate lights up its dark winter nights with a series of illuminations in various city neighborhoods.
Thai Airways Intern Partnership Mandy Bartok In 2015, Japan Travel and Thai Airways partnered together to send two lucky Thai photojournalists on a two-week adventure aro...
Aomori "Seagull Shrine" Burned Down Justin Velgus On November 5th around 4:20am, there was a fire at Kabushima Shrine in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. The blaze razed the main...
