Culture Hachioji City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Beyond its famous Mt. Takao and Yakuou-in Temple, Hachioji City is also home to many other fascinating temples and shrines. T...
Food Aomori: Food Guide Tom Roseveare Aomori is famous for apples, but Japan-bound foodies can discover so much more thanks to a much-loved local food culture, ins...
Transportation Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport Kim Bergström Yamaguchi Prefecture has two airports - Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport is located in the east of the prefecture, and offers close ...
Activities Top Activities in the San’in Region Niaya Harper A guide to the best things to see and do across the San'in Region
Culture 5 Iris Gardens in the Kanto Region Kim Bergström Often seen as a sign of faith and hope, iris flowers grow in abundance across many parts of Japan in late spring and early su...
Activities Flower and Light Movement 2027 Kim Bergström The Flower and Light Movement event at Tokyo's Kasai Rinkai Park combines daffodils with after-dark illuminations, and there ...
Culture Hakusan Folk Museum Susan May For the past several hundred years, people in the foothills of Mt. Hakusan have lived off the land, deep in the mountains. Th...
12 Activities Spectacular View of Chichibugahama Beach Masayoshi Hirose This beach was just a rustic place where local people used to enjoy visiting until a few years ago, but the reputation spread...
Culture Seaweed and Sightseeing in Iwate Veronica Carnevale Iwate is Japan’s second largest prefecture area-wise and is located in the country’s northeastern Tohoku region. In this mass...
Activities Yufugawa Canyon Closed Diagoras Kalaitzoglou Yufugawa canyon in Oita prefecture closed until 2019