Culture Ebina Booze Fest 2026 Kim Bergström Ebina Booze Fest brings together 16 craft breweries, mostly from Kanagawa, offering a rare chance to sample local brews all i...
Culture Sand Diplomacy at Expo 2025 Osaka Kim Bergström Tottori Prefecture has signed a unique cooperation agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pavilion at the Osaka-Kansai Ex...
Culture Free Meat Tastings at Expo 2025's Australian Pavilion Kim Bergström Visitors to Expo 2025 in Osaka have the opportunity to experience the premium quality of Australian beef and lamb through fre...
Culture Miyama Rice Planting Festival 2026 Tom Roseveare A Shinto ritual to pray for a rich harvest and a rice planting performance by rice-planting maidens is held every year on the...
Activities Miffy Wonder Square Opening This June Kim Bergström Fans of the beloved Dutch picture book character Miffy have something new to look forward to in Japan this summer. Huis Ten B...
Transportation Cycling in Japan? Know the New Fines Kim Bergström Starting from April 1st, 2026, Japan will introduce a new system that imposes monetary penalties on cyclists for a wide range...
Culture Odori Shibazakura Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each spring, Shunan City in Yamaguchi Prefecture transforms into a vibrant patchwork of pink, purple, and white. Typically ru...
Culture A Journey of Encounters in Kyotango Japan Travel For those seeking more than surface-level sightseeing, Tsunagaru Inc. presents a Journey of Encounters—a deeper kind of journ...
Culture Ishioka Spring Lion Festival 2026 Kim Bergström As part of Ishioka City’s anniversary celebrations, the Spring Lion Festival returns in late April during the Golden Week hol...
Activities World Daruma Challenge at Katsuo-ji 2025 Kim Bergström As Osaka welcomes the world for Expo 2025, Katsuo-ji Temple is launching a unique cultural event to mark the occasion. Runnin...