Culture Regional Crafts - Tohoku Sleiman Azizi The Tohoku region with its six prefectures is home to a variety of traditional crafts. These include kaba-zaiku cherry bark c...
Planning CNN Names Kansai Region a Top Pick for 2025 Travel Kim Bergström CNN has named the Kansai region as one of their top places to travel for 2025, with the upcoming World Expo and other destina...
Aomori "Seagull Shrine" Burned Down Justin Velgus On November 5th around 4:20am, there was a fire at Kabushima Shrine in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. The blaze razed the main...
Accommodation Photogenic Miyazaki: Relaxation and Discovery Veronica Carnevale Located on Kyushu, one of Japan’s southernmost islands, Miyazaki Prefecture is an enriching place where mythology and mysteri...
Culture Kirishima Open-Air Museum Kathryn Wortley Set in 13 acres of serene countryside and woodland, Kirishima Open-Air Museum provides an opportunity to appreciate the beaut...
Culture Remote Kirishima 2023 Rey Waters Kirishima boasts the first National Park in Japan and has lots of great hiking trails with scenic views throughout the park. ...
Accommodation See Southern Japan with Kirishima As Your Gateway Joanna Ligon Soothe your senses in Kirishima’s nature and experience Kirishima Kokusai Hotel’s hospitality.
Spring Festivals in Saga Robert Kodama Saga is one of Japan's most popular prefectures and offers a host of spring festivals. The city of Saga has hosted some of th...
Activities Bear Safety in Japan Kim Bergström While encounters are fairly rare, bear sightings have increased across Japan in recent years, making it important to know how...
Food Best of the Best Ramen Shinobu Ishikawa A Japanese major publisher, Kadokawa Shoten, has published “Best of the Best Ramen” --a multilingual guidebook on ramen shops...
