11 Activities Beachcombing Fun at Kaiji Beach Manish Prabhune Ishigaki Island in Okinawa is famous for its star-sand beaches. Remote islands like Taketomi Island and Iriomote Island offer...
Culture Hanezu Odori Dance Festival 2027 Bonson Lam Hanezu, the colour of plum blossom. The pink is so surreal in the paintings, it is other worldly, almost referring to some Bu...
Food Tokyo Sichuan Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Tokyo Sichuan Festival celebrates this spicy pepper, with a range of different dishes containing it for attendees to enjoy.
Food THE MEAT 2026 Kim Bergström THE MEAT is an annual event celebrating all things meat. Carnivores will be delighted with the range of eats on offer, with a...
Culture The Wood Carvings of Taishakuten Sleiman Azizi Shibamata Taishakuten Temple is home to an incredible series of wood carvings. Depicting the teachings of the Buddha, the car...
Shopping Coaska Bayside Stores in Yokosuka Geoff Day Coaska Bayside Stores is a long-beloved shopping plaza. Essentially a one-stop-shop, the mall is designed to be incredibly co...
Culture Yume Kukan Luxury Carriages Sleiman Azizi LaLaport Shin Misato is the home to two of three luxury train carriages built in the 1980s. Decommissioned in 2008, the dinin...
Culture Blessing Forest Illumination 2026-2027 Lynda Hogan Blessing Forest is the name of the 2024 / 2025 winter illumination at the Keyaki Hiroba in Tamaari Town, formerly known as Sa...
Activities New Mecca for Mecha: Gundam Factory Serena Ogawa The Gundam Factory Yokohama will open in October 2020 and stay open for one year. It's time to become your own space pilot an...
Culture Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art Kim Bergström The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art is the main art gallery of Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the works on display are predomi...
