Culture Otozure River Light and Sound Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The month-long Otozure River Light and Sound Festival will include thousands of illuminated lanterns paired with music and po...
Activities Enoshima by Night Reynald Ventura A short evening trip to Enoshima to see the August lanterns.
Culture Kawaguchi Nabe Festival 2025 Kim Bergström If you're a nabe fan or you're looking to try it for the first time, be sure to check out the Kawaguchi Nabe Festival. Held a...
Planning Tokyo's Inagi City Sleiman Azizi On the western edge of central Tokyo, Inagi City is most famous for its Yomiuri Land Amusement Park, public spaces like Inagi...
Activities Shinagawa Coffee and Art Tour Serena Ogawa Tennozu Isle is one of Tokyo's rare hidden gems. Ride a bicycle and go around the Shinagawa area and you'll find some history...
Food HATAGO Sake Bar and Izakaya Justin Velgus Hatago is a sake bar in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture looking down on Jozenji-dori Avenue. It serves a rotating menu of around 50...
A Manhole Search Through Shinagawa Serena Ogawa Find the many cute manhole covers on Shinagawa streets.
Activities 5 of Japan's Best Rose Gardens Kim Bergström Roses are seen as one of the world's most symbolic flowers, and there are a host of different gardens across Japan where visi...
Activities Winter One Piece 2016-2017 Aude Beaumond One Piece fans won't want to miss the chance to visit Tokyo Tower this winter, with 'Tokyo One Piece Tower' preparing some sp...
Culture Okazaki Fireworks Festival 2026 Arunima Sikdar Fireworks Festivals or Hanabi-kai are some of the most spectacular festivals in Japan. Okazaki is one of those places which h...
