Culture Asakusa’s Traditional Hagoita Fair Tomoko Kamishima Asakusa is famous for its annual year-end Hagoita (Battledore) Fair held December 17-19. It started in the late 16th century ...
Activities What's the Wonder Castle? Justin Velgus Furusato-mura in Yokote is a collection of entertainment venues. You can easily spend a whole day at the attractions. The bes...
Food Kabuki-inspired Dining in Fukui Takako Sakamoto 'Kaika-Tei sou・an', the annex of the old and established Japanese restaurant 'Kaika-Tei' in Fukui. This annexed restaurant w...
Activities History of Nagoya Castle Chris Glenn Until WW2, Nagoya Castle was the biggest, best designed, most gorgeous and well preserved of all the castles in Japan, and ha...
Beauty & Spa Mount Esan and Todohokke Matt Stormont The area is dominated by Mount Esan, a still active Stratovolcano that rises straight out of the sea. Its Azaleas in early su...
Culture Shooting the Arakawa Rapids Justin Dart Many visitors to Nagatoro in Saitama come for one reason – the chance to ride the rapids down the Arakawa (river).
Activities Rental Bike Kizuki Sue Ann Kunath Wanting to explore Chiba’s Bōsō Peninsula by motorcycle, we headed for the Odaiba branch of Rental 819 Kizuki, with their lar...
Culture Craft Sake Week 2026: Two Tochigi's Sake Stories, Told From the Source Joanna Ligon Tochigi Prefecture runs deep with sake heritage—but for a fleeting window each spring, that heritage travels to the heart of ...
Activities Anpanman Children's Museum and Mall Justin Velgus The Sendai Children's Anpanman Museum and Mall is a children's paradise filled with playthings, food, shopping, and more. All...
Activities Photographer's Lotus Heaven, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Lotus Park in Minami Echizen, Fukui, is heaven for tourists, nature lovers, and photographers. Enjoy these vast lotus fields
