Culture Azuma Odori Carolyn Rawson Japan's legendary entertainers annually showcase traditional performing arts at the Shinbashi Enbujo theater.
Activities Mikaeri Falls Hydrangea Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Every June, Mikaeri Falls in Saga Prefecture transforms into a lush landscape of color for their annual Hydrangea Festival. S...
Culture Sakasai Castle Elizabeth S Sakasai Castle in Bando City, Ibaraki Prefecture is a well preserved Warring States Period castle site with reconstructed tur...
Food Tokitarazu Tom Roseveare TOKITARAZU is hard to miss – its entranceway decorated in a traditional, white noren curtain and sake barrels, hiding a woode...
Three Days in Aomori and Hokkaido Leslie Taylor Learning about the Jomon history and people while enjoying the winter scenery and savoring the famed Hokkaido seafood cuisine...
Activities 10 of Japan's Most Instagrammable Spots Kim Bergström Social media has become part of most people's daily lives, and whilst there's a love-hate relationship with it for many, ther...
Activities 10 Things to Do in Japan During January Kim Bergström The first month of the year has a host of fun eats and activities to enjoy, from ski spots to snow monkeys, and plenty more. ...
Culture Oni Fest on Mt. Yoshino 2027 Alena Eckelmann Embrace your demons on Yoshinoyama! The locals of this mountain welcome oni (demons) into their houses and inns ever since mo...
Culture An Otaru Day Trip From Sapporo Serena Ogawa Rows of lanterns illuminating a dusky evening sky against the backdrop of red-brick warehouses on either side of a canal that...
Beauty & Spa Tamatsukuri Onsen Shauntoniqua Clayton Matsue has two areas famous for its natural hot spring water – Tamatsukuri Onsen and Shinjiko Onsen.
