Culture Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri 2027 Nicole Kunihisa The Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri in Nanao, Ishikawa; not every day you get to help pull a 20-ton float down the narrow streets...
Activities Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara Paul Hackshaw Kasuga Taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine) is one of the oldest and most famous Japanese shrines in the central Nara area
Culture Tamatsukuri Onsen Cherry Blossom Festival 2027 Kim Bergström From late March to mid-April, the Tamatsukuri Onsen Cherry Blossom Festival sees around 400 Somei Yoshino cherry trees bloomi...
Culture Yamagata Wine Bar 2026 Kim Bergström Yamagata Wine Bar is one of Japan’s largest outdoor wine events, returning to the castle town of Kaminoyama for a celebration...
Planning Takayama on Booking.com's Most Welcoming Cities List Kim Bergström Drawing on more than 370 million verified reviews, Booking.com recently released its list of the world's most welcoming citie...
Activities Mibu Toy Museum Stacy Kurokawa If you are in Tochigi Prefecture with kids and its sweltering hot, freezing cold, or pouring rain, Mibu’s Toy Museum is a gre...
12 Culture The Izu 'Resort Dolphin' train Peter Sidell On the Izu peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the 'Resort Dolphin' train from Atami to Shimoda has bank seats on the o...
Transportation GRAN Tenku Begins Service to Mount Koya Kim Bergström A new sightseeing train is bringing a fresh perspective to the journey to Mount Koya. Nankai Electric Railway's GRAN Tenku be...
Accommodation Mutsu Park Hotel Peter Sidell In Mutsu in Japan's Aomori oprefecture, Mutsu Park Hotel is reasonably priced and convenient for transportation links for exp...
