Planning Tokyo's Miyakejima Island Sleiman Azizi Miyakejima Island is famous for its birds and active volcano. The island is home to many features including the unique Shiito...
Food The Regional Cuisine of Tohoku Sleiman Azizi The Tohoku region in Japan's north includes six prefectures - Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata. All are h...
Activities Tohoku Food Marathon 2026 Kim Bergström Held each spring in Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture, the Tohoku Food Marathon is no ordinary race. Starting out from Naganuma Fu...
Planning Shirakawa-go Named on World's Top Small Towns List Kim Bergström Leading travel publication Travel & Leisure recently published their list of the 20 Most Beautiful Small Towns to Visit Aroun...
Culture Kanahebisui Shrine Flower Festival 2026 Kim Bergström People visit Miyagi's Kanahebisui Shrine to pray for luck in the business and financial realms, but it's also a popular spot ...
Area Ine Tom Roseveare Ine (伊根町) is a town located in Yosa District, in northern Kyoto Prefecture. It is known for its traditional wooden fishing...
7 Culture Maizuru Park & Tanabe Castle Bonson Lam Known by the locals as Tanabe-jo or Bugaku-jo, the castle and Maizuru Park is one of the highlights of Nishi Maizuru. It is o...
Culture 👽 Japan’s “UFO” Style Traffic Signals to Go “Lights Out” 👽 Justin Velgus Around the early 1980s some narrow residential intersections in Japan were equipped with uniquely-shaped traffic signals affe...
Culture Regional Crafts - Tohoku Sleiman Azizi The Tohoku region with its six prefectures is home to a variety of traditional crafts. These include kaba-zaiku cherry bark c...
Activities The Sanriku Coast Malcome Larcens A variety of landscapes awaits you along the Sanriku Coast