Culture The Star Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Star Festival has been running since 2012, and takes place at Stihl no Mori in Kyoto. The two-day event allows visitors t...
10 An Old Japanese Style Restaurant Yoshifumi Hara If you take the road through the mountains toward Kamiyama near Kawashima Castle in Tokushima, you will stumble upon a very n...
Culture Shimonoseki Fugu Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture is often regarded as Japan's fugu (pufferfish) capital, and an annual festival at the Nan...
Culture Minobu - Temple Stays in the Shadow of Mt. Fuji Tom Fay Japan is enriched with deep spiritual traditions, most notably Buddhism and Shinto, the two main religions which intertwine a...
Accommodation Hotel Almont in Sendai Peter Sidell In the downtown heart of Sendai in northern Japan's Miyagi prefecture, Almont Hotel is a stylish, comfortable and affordable ...
Accommodation Forza Hotel, Kanazawa Peter Sidell In Kanazawa in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, Forza Hotel is an elegant, comfortable but reasonably priced hotel, well located ...
5 Spots for Spring Blooms in Saga Kim Bergström Known for being the home of pottery in Japan, Saga Prefecture also has a wealth of natural beauty for visitors to appreciate....
A Bargain on Nagano Specialty Goods Asako Komatsu Nagano Prefecture has announced their own special discount voucher called the "Family Discount" (ふるさと割). These specialt...
Planning Why Tsuruoka is Calling to Travelers Kim Bergström Beyond cities like Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto lie regions that are not overwhelmed by travelers, but instead are quietly waiting...
