Activities Cosmos Season at Kinryu Park 2026 Kim Bergström Each year around the early October timeframe, Saga's Kinryu Park is filled with the color of thousands of cosmos flowers in b...
Culture Echizen Fish Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Echizen Fish Festival is Fukui Prefecture's largest fish-related event, and it's held at the time of year when the larges...
New Campaign Promoting Nara's Deer Edward Yagisawa Nara prefecture introduces a video towards foreign tourists explaining how to interact with Nara Park's deer - behavioral hab...
Culture Good Coffee Fest @ Hanshin 2027 Kim Bergström The Good Coffee Fest is an event that introduces some of Japan's best coffee shops in person, with a variety of brews on offe...
Shopping Ikegami Honmonji Temple Market Sophia Qin Try the fresh, locally produced vegetables and fruits at farmer's market at Ikegami Honmonji temple.
Culture Hirosaki Neputa Festival in Kobe 2026 Kim Bergström The Hirosaki Neputa Festival in Kobe provides a glimpse into this popular Aomori-based festival.
Food Touring and Tasting the Food of Maebashi Geoff Day A Journey through Maebashi, Gunma and fermentation processes in meats, cheeses, sake and more.
Activities 4 Days in Shiga and Fukui: Venturing North Tom Roseveare The success of the Hokuriku bullet train has helped put Kanazawa city on the map, halving what was previously a 5-hour journe...
12 Culture Marugame's Nakatsu Banshoen Sandra Isaka Nakatsu Banshoen is an often-missed Japanese garden not far from Marugame Castle, in Kagawa Prefecture. Dating back to 1688,...
Culture Woodland Museum: Picture Book Hill Stacy Kurokawa Picture Book Hill, a museum that opened in 1998, is a cozy yet airy, a beautifully-designed low, wooden building in the woods...
