Culture Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri 2026 Jianne Soriano Stretching from Ueno to Asakusa, Shitamachi Tanabata features countless decorations, dancing, food and streets and live perfo...
Culture Fuefukigawa Fruit Park in Yamanashi Cathy Cawood Spacious park with fruit trees, a fruit museum and many other features, is a great place for family outings, picnics, and eve...
Culture 10 Free Things to do in Kamakura Isabelle Despert Okumura Kamakura, just an hour away from Tokyo, is one of the most visited cities in Japan. From beaches, shrines and temples, to hik...
10 Culture Kojoji Peter Sidell Near Shimizu station in the suburbs of Shizuoka in central Japan, Kojoji is one of a cluster of four Buddhist temples, with a...
Food Floresta Nature Donuts Easter Collaboration Kim Bergström Although Easter isn't an official holiday in Japan, you'll still find fun ways to celebrate the occasion across the country. ...
Culture Zuishin-in Daihonzan Temple Bonson Lam The blossom of young love, and then death, is in many ways, a parallel to the life of the plum blossom branches that the girl...
12 Kakita River Park, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima at the head of the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Kakita River Park is a peaceful forested green sp...
10 Food Toritama Honkan Shirokane Peter Lin Toritama Honkan Shirokane is the original chicken yakitori restaurant that has spawned branches in Kagurazaka and Singapore. ...
Food It's All about Tofu at Tousuiro Anne Lauenroth It's all about tofu at Tousuiro restaurant in Kyoto, with branches in Gion and Kiyamachi, overlooking the Kamogawa.
Food Le Pain Quotidien Kim Bergström Le Pain Quotidien is French for "daily bread", and it's also the name of an international chain of bakery restaurants. Severa...
