Activities Plum Blossoms in Jomyo-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima When plum blossoms come out at Jomyo-ji Temple, I feel that spring has come to Kamakura. It might be a bit chilly, but I can...
Culture Akiko Endo at Hiratsuka Art Museum 2021 Peter Sidell The art museum in Hiratsuka, close to Tokyo in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, is holding a large-scale exhibition of works by a...
Culture Kodue Hibino Exhibition: Forest Closet 2021 Kim Bergström A limited-time event at Yokohama's Sogo Museum of Art will look at a variety of costumes designed by Kodue Hibino, in an even...
Food Kamakura’s Hato-koji Tearoom Tomoko Kamishima Hato-koji is a modern style Japanese tearoom that serves traditional tea and deserts. They have three types of Japanese tea w...
Culture Mitsumasa Anno Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström From September 15th until October 4th, the Yokohama Takashimaya Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of works from the autho...
KAGAYA Starry Sky World Exhibition 2022 Kim Bergström Kagaya is a Japanese photographer with a large social media following, and he has become famous for his starry night sky shot...
Activities A Short Walk in Yokohama Reynald Ventura This is a photostory of a brief walk from JR Ishikawacho Station through Chinatown to Sakuragicho Station amidst the COVID-19...
Culture Moomin Comic Strips Exhibition: Kanagawa 2021-2022 Kim Bergström The Moomin Comic Strips Exhibition is traveling around Japan, and reaches Yokokama's Sogo Museum of Art from November 19th 20...
Food Tegonyan Cafe Yokohama 2021 Kim Bergström For the first time, a collaboration cafe event featuring Yuya Tegoshi's character "Tegonyan" will take place at Collabo Index...
Culture Inside a Kanagawa Sake Brewery Larry Knipfing The Kanei sake brewing company has been creating wonderful tasting sake for 150 years. The brewery is not large (but colorful...
Culture Kamakura's Myohon-ji Temple Larry Knipfing One reason Myohon-ji Temple is so lovely is its isolation. Way up a slope, surrounded by forest. Which is amazing considering...
Food A Quiet Bite at Kamakura's Kanae Hana Joy If you take the time to seek out Kanae, you won't be disappointed. This Kamakura restaurant is unique in more ways than one.
Yokosuka Shobu-en Iris Garden Jessica A Paje During the month of June, Yokosuka Shobu-en Iris Garden transforms into a magical space of vivid purple, white, yellow, and p...
Autumn at Hakone Museum of Art - 1 Takako Sakamoto Famous autumn foliage viewing spot, 'Shinsen-kyo (Homeland of Gods)' of Hakone Museum of Art: I enjoyed the radiant contrast ...
