Food Tsukune Samurai – Sakanoue Japan Travel Tsukune Samurai Sakanoue's specialises in freshly-made chicken meatball skewers—nama tsukune—served alongside paired Japanese...
Accommodation Unmatched Excellence at Hotel Sakan Justin Velgus Hotel Sakan is a luxury hot spring hotel with over a 1000 years of history. The hotel is famous for its exceptional baths, ho...
Culture Shimada Obi Festival 2026 Illaura Rossiter Shimada, Shizuoka is home to one of Japan's three most unusual festivals, the Obi Festival, which takes place only once every...
43 Culture Torii Kevin Haase Torii mark your passage from the mundane to the sacred. Take a journey around Japan through these gates, from the forest to t...
Culture Niihama Taiko Festival 2026 Celine Ong Niihama Drum Festival is one of the top three festivals in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku — an autumn taiko festival celebrating t...
Food Sakana and Japan Festival 2027 Kim Bergström As an island nation, Japan has a great affinity for seafood, fish in particular. The Sakana and Japan Festival aims to highli...
Culture Zushi Yabusame and Yokohama Jazz Rey Waters Zushi and Yokohama - Archery, Jazz and Good Food. What to do on a chilly cloudy fall day.
Food Plant-based Whopper Released at Burger King Japan Kim Bergström As of December 11th, 2020, Burger King Japan have released a plant-based Whopper, albeit for a limited time and in limited qu...
Transportation Niigata Station Kim Bergström Niigata Station is located in Niigata City, and has both local and shinkansen lines which operate through it. The station is ...
Culture Manpukiji Temple, Shibamata Sleiman Azizi Manpukuji Temple is close to Shibamata Taishakuten and is part of the shichifukujin-meguri walking tour. Home to the deity Ju...
