Culture
Kashiwa Matsuri 2026
Kashiwa Matsuri is a huge festival with a wide range of street food, music, games, dance, and floats. Despite all the drinking and..
Culture
Daigaku Festival at Ikune Shrine 2026
Centering around an impressive array of almost a hundred lanterns, this is a festival worth a trek to attend. If traditional Japanese..
Culture
Okochisanso Garden
Okochisanso garden is a pristine example of traditional Japanese horticulture, and you get a free walk through Arashiyama bamboo..
Culture
The Railway Museum in Saitama
The Railway Museum is a dream come true for anyone with even a passing interest in Japanese transport history. Contains the first..
Culture
Kanagawa Shinbun Fireworks Festival
A massive annual firework show in the heart of Yokohama's business district, don't miss next year's!
Shopping
Maiko Antiques
Located in a small corner building in Gion, Maiko Antiques is the most interesting shop I've been to in Japan, or maybe even..
Culture
Kashiwa Matsuri 2026
Kashiwa Matsuri is a huge festival with a wide range of street food, music, games, dance, and floats. Despite all the drinking and..
Food
Gion Kappa
A loud and busy little restaurant, Gion Kappa is far from zen, but the food is far from average. Real care can be seen in the preparation..
Gallery
Kashiwa Matsuri
Chiba
Okochisanso Garden
Kyoto
The Railway Museum in Saitama
Saitama
Gion Kappa
Kyoto
Kanagawa Shinbun Fireworks Festival
Kanagawa
Minatogawa Shrine, Kobe
Hyogo