Activities Kurume Light Festival 2024-2025 Kim Running for almost two decades now, the Kurume Light Festival features an impressive 400,000 LED lights decorating various sp...
Transportation Nagasaki's Fruit-themed Bus Stops Kim If you're planning to travel around Japan, it's likely that public transportation comes into the equation somewhere. There ar...
Culture One Day in Kitakyushu Tristan Scholze Historic sites as well as sculpted and natural beauty prevail, day or night, in this city of around a million people.
7 Activities Satsuma Fuji and JR's Southernmost Station, Nishi-Oyama Masayoshi Hirose Japan's map master Tadataka Ino called Banshobana Park "a place with great views of the world." Take in views at unmanned Nis...
Culture Penny Candy Store Museum Bonson Lam Take a friend from the baby boomer generation and reminisce at this labour of love.
A Crow's Message in Kagoshima Veronica Carnevale For some, crows are associated with evil spirits, but for the young Satoshi, a persistent crow in Kagoshima was able to provi...
Culture Nippo Coast Rock Oyster Festival 2024 Kim Now in its 6th year, the Nippo Coast Rock Oyster Festival celebrates this revered local delicacy, with several different rest...
Culture Kikuka Winery Marche 2024 Kim Taking place throughout Golden Week (April 29th through to May 5th), the Kikuka Wine Festival celebrates this much-loved beve...
Culture Taka-ashi-gani - The Japanese Spider Crab From Southern Japan Diego Mastromatteo The Japanese spider crab is an exceptional and little-known creature, but like many other unique species, it is at risk and n...
Activities Cosmos Season at the Sanko Cosmos Garden 2024 Kim From mid October to early November each year, Oita's Sanko Cosmos Garden is filled with the color of millions of flowers in b...
