Food Kumar Act Plaza - Hamamatsu City Helen Xavier Kumar Act Plaza is an Indian restaurant in Hamamatsu, close to Hamamatsu Station. The restaurant caters to both vegetarian & ...
12 Activities Yakushima's Shiratani Unsuikyo Peter Sidell On the rainforest island of Yakushima south of Kagoshima on Japan's Kyushu island, Shiratani Unsuikyo is an area of ancient t...
Transportation World-class Road Trip Between Tokyo & Osaka Sébastien Duval Add a Japanese road trip to your bucket list: freely explore the real Japan, distance yourself from big cities and find secre...
Planning Yamagata One of Nat Geo's Best Places to Visit in 2026 Kim Bergström Yamagata Prefecture has been named on National Geographic's Best of the World 2026 list this week, highlighting it as one of ...
Culture Japan’s Fastest-Growing Travel Destinations Kim Bergström According to Agoda's recent New Horizons report, Matsuyama City in Ehime Prefecture has emerged as the top growing internati...
Culture Akebonoyama Plum Festival 2027 Kim Bergström At Chiba Prefecture's Akebonoyama Agricultural Park the plum trees are in full bloom from late February to early March, offer...
Sohei Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Komono Town in Mie Prefecture will once again be lit by fire and tradition as the Sohei Festival takes place in early October...
Culture 100 Soundscapes of Japan Sleiman Azizi In 1986 the Ministry of the Environment began combating noise pollution with the creation of a national list of sounds that w...
Food The Regional Cuisine of Tohoku Sleiman Azizi The Tohoku region in Japan's north includes six prefectures - Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata. All are h...
Food Making Sushi Rolls in Kanaya Bay Kotaro Toda Try your hand at making thick sushi rolls, a local dish from Kanaya Bay that has been passed down from generations and is oft...
