Culture Chiba Prefecture Festivals and Elaborate Dashi Floats Elizabeth S Chiba Prefecture cities, Sakura, Narita, and Katori, are renowned for their centuries-old festivals. Enjoy these quaint and l...
Planning Hokkaido Tops Japan's Prefectural Attractiveness Rankings Kim Bergström Japan's latest Prefectural Attractiveness Ranking, released by the Brand Research Institute, has once again sparked conversat...
Food None Kitchen: "Sushi Cake" in Kochi Prefecture Chiara Terzuolo In the little town of Toyo, in Kochi Prefecture, a local women’s group is making sure that their 130-year tradition of kokera...
Activities Aya, Miyazaki Prefecture: Life in the Countryside Micaela Braithwaite I'm currently in the small town of Aya (population 7,000!) in Miyazaki Prefecture on a temporary work placement. Follow my jo...
16 Fukui Prefectural Green Center Takako Sakamoto Fukui Prefectural Green Center: located a 30 minutes drive from the center of Fukui City, this mammoth park is one of the bes...
Culture A Complete Guide to Naoshima Peter Sidell In Japan's inland sea, Naoshima is a small island that's home to striking modern art museums, designed to blend in with the b...
Culture Discover Shiga Prefecture: Events at COCOSHIGA in Tokyo Ryan Noble Explore the delicacies and crafts of Shiga Prefecture without ever leaving Tokyo. Visit COCOSHIGA for Shiga-made products and...
Culture Create Your Own Adventure in Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture Geoff Day After arriving in Matsuyama City by plane, car, or limited-express train, take a train heading southwest to Uchiko. Leaving t...
Transportation Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center Jessica Korteman The Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center showcases maglev technology—magnetic levitation—and introduces the Chuo Sh...
Food Oisesan Confectionary Expo 2017 in Mie Prefecture Larisa Amaya-Baron For the first time in its century-old history, the National Confectionery Expo is being held in Mie Prefecture, from Friday A...
