Ao no Kirameki Illumination 2023-2024 Kim Bergström The Ao no Kirameki illumination event at Waters Takeshiba is running from late November until the end of January, and it's se...
Activities Naked City Light Fantasia 2023 Kim Bergström Naked City Light Fantasia is an event created by the well-known digital art collective NAKED, and it allows visitors to enjoy...
Culture New Tourist Hotspot Only 8 Minutes From Haneda Airport! Masayoshi Nageishi The new Ota City Tourist Information Center will open its doors on December 11. Gather information on top tourist destination...
Food Peter Pan Cafe in Tokyo, Osaka, & Nagoya Kim Bergström Starting this December, three Peter Pan pop-up cafes are coming to Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, and they'll be running until the...
Accommodation Spa Resort Hawaiians: A Tropical Escape with a Japanese Soul in Iwaki Joanna Ligon Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, brings the tropics to Japan with swimsuit-friendly onsens (hot springs),...
Culture Post-quake Support for Noto Emi Takahata After the 2024 earthquake hit Noto Peninsula, recovery has been slow due to its isolation. Local businesses, like a ryokan in...
Ainu Traditional Dance Tomoko Kamishima Ainu Traditional Dance: A unique dance performance by indigenous Ainu from Tohoku, Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and Kurile Islands
Activities The Bridge of Dreams rachel teo The Bridge of Dreams, or Yume no Tsuri Bashi, is a wood and steel suspension bridge built across the Sumata Gorge in the nort...
Culture Sanrio Fes 2026 Kim Bergström An invite-only special event coming to the Tokyo Big Sight Complex serves as a celebration of all things Sanrio, and is set t...
Culture BitSummit 2026 Kim Bergström BitSummit is Japan’s standout festival celebrating independent game development, held each year in the heart of Kyoto. What b...
