Transportation Transit Guide: JR Kansai Area Pass Joanna Ligon The JR Kansai Area Pass is a convenient and budget-friendly ticket for exploring western Japan. It provides unlimited travel ...
Transportation Transit Guide: Osaka Amazing Pass Joanna Ligon The Osaka Amazing Pass combines unlimited subway, bus, and private railway rides with entry to around 40 of the city’s best a...
Nightlife VIDEO GAME PROM 2026 Ryan Noble Power up your nostalgia and party like it’s 1999—Video Game Prom is here! Buy your tickets for the ultimate party for gamers,...
Culture Tanegashima Space Art Festival 2026 Kim Bergström On Tanegashima, the island often called Japan's "gateway to space," art and science come together in a unique cultural celebr...
Culture Sagamihara Yosakoi RANBU! 2026 Kim Bergström Every autumn, Sagamihara City celebrates the Yosakoi RANBU!, a dynamic festival that has become a seasonal highlight in Minam...
Culture Yokote Chrysanthemum Festival 2026 Kim Bergström For more than half a century, Yokote in Akita Prefecture has been home to one of the region's most striking seasonal traditio...
Food 6 Coffee Shops to Visit in Kobe Kim Bergström Kobe was one of the first places in Japan to embrace coffee back in the late 1800s, and today, its coffee scene beautifully b...
Culture Ark Hills Autumn Festival 2026 Kim Bergström If you're looking for a fun way to celebrate all things fall in Tokyo, head to the ARK Hills Autumn Festival. The event blend...
Activities Mount Fuji Marathon 2026 Kim Bergström The Mount Fuji Marathon is an event that offers runners the chance to combine sport with one of Japan's most iconic landscape...
Activities Japan's 2025 Autumn Leaves Forecast Kim Bergström Japan's famous autumn foliage season is just around the corner, and the first official forecast for 2025 has been released. T...