Activities Takayama Travel Tips Geoff Day Takayama ranks highly for travelers looking to add rural tourism to their list and has attractions that can not be found anyw...
Culture Blessing of the Yamabushi Japan Travel After a traumatic injury at school, 12-year old Satoshi falls into emotionally difficult times. In an effort to figure out ho...
Three Days in Aomori and Hokkaido Leslie Taylor Learning about the Jomon history and people while enjoying the winter scenery and savoring the famed Hokkaido seafood cuisine...
Nara, Kyoto and Otsu Coline Giroud Let's discover Kansai gastronomy by travelling through Nara, Kyoto and Otsu.
Explore Gunma Using the JR TOKYO Wide Pass Japan Travel The Northward Golden Route spans across Saitama, Gunma and Niigata prefectures. Oze is home to the lush green marshlands of O...
Activities 4 Days in Fukui and Shiga: Venturing South Tom Roseveare Thanks to the Hokuriku bullet train, Kanazawa is now easier to reach—cutting the old five-hour trip from Tokyo in half.
7 Culture Mizuakari Festival in Kumamoto [Closed] Yui Yamaguchi Every year in October the Mizuakari Festival brightens the night with 54,000 lights. Lanterns line the streets near Kumamoto ...
Activities Keyakizaka Illumination 2026 Manish Prabhune Beautiful blue lights at one of the major Christmas illumination spots in Tokyo, Roppongi Hills.
Activities Roppongi Illumination Events Febry Fawzi Do not miss the annual night illumination around Tokyo. The illumination in Roppongi Hills will be held from November 11 to D...
Activities Itoman Peaceful Illumination Nariko Oshiro Winter illumination at Itoman Kanko Noen (tourist farm) has a message of peace.