Culture Avengers Station Kim Following on from successful stints at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo and the Kyocera Museum of Art in Kyoto, the Aven...
Activities Omagari Hanabi Kim Described by Lonely Planet as "Japan's Olympics of fireworks," the Omagari Hanabi event in Akita has over 100 years of histor...
Activities Adatara Illuminations Kim Running for over 10 years now, the Adatara Illuminations have become one of the area's summer traditions. The light displays ...
Culture Shaun the Sheep Exhibition Kim First aired in 2007, Shaun the Sheep is a stop-motion animation series which has been broadcast in 180 countries. A special e...
Culture This is Not a Samurai Kim Tetsuya Noguchi is a Kagawa-born contemporary artist who is renowned for his quirky depictions of traditional samurai in not-...
Accommodation Naha Harborview Hotel Bonson Lam Watch Naha society at play at this palatial hotel with a strolling garden and a swimming pool
Food Toy Story Aliens Pop-Up Cafe Kim With the release of the Lightyear movie at the start of this month, all things Toy Story are back in vogue. In line with the ...
12 Activities Kamakura Camera - Summer by the Sea Peter Oxley After a hiatus of nearly three years due to restrictions dictated by Covid, the city's beach cafes and taverns are open once ...
Culture Edamame Speed Eating Championships Kim For edamame fans, an event in Nagaoka challenges competitors to see how fast they can eat 650 grams of them, with both indivi...
Culture Yanai Goldfish Lantern Festival Kim An annual festival takes place in August to celebrate Yanai's traditional goldfish lanterns, with a large number of them deco...