Culture Hagi Camellia Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Around 25,000 camellia trees in 60 species are planted around the foot of Mount Kasayama in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and t...
Activities Ushio Bairin Plum Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Taking place annually from mid-February to early March, the Ushio Bairin Plum Festival welcomes spring's arrival in a spectac...
Activities Oishi Kogen, a "Highlight Highland" in Autumn Alena Eckelmann All you need to know about Oishi Kogen Highland and its large field of pampas grass in the north of Wakayama Prefecture. This...
Culture Mino Washi Akari Art Exhibition 2026 Kim Bergström Each autumn, the streets of Mino City in Gifu Prefecture are transformed by the soft glow of handmade paper lanterns for the ...
Activities Tohoku Food Marathon 2027 Kim Bergström Held each spring in Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture, the Tohoku Food Marathon is no ordinary race. Starting out from Naganuma Fu...
Culture Ryosanji Temple Goho Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Every year on the night of August 14th, Ryosanji Temple in Okayama Prefecture holds a special event known as the Goho Festiva...
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...
Cheese and Whey Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Cheese and Whey Festival in Nasu includes the chance for attendees to taste and compare cheeses from factories across the...
Accommodation Aizu Wakamatsu New Palace Hotel Peter Sidell In Aizu Wakamatsu, a historical town in northern Japan's Fukushima prefecture, New Palace hotel is affordable and convenientl...
Food Wired Cafe 1999 Shibuya Michael Ying A visit to Wired Cafe 1999 in Shibuya, a spacious art bookstore and restaurant with American industrial decor.
