Culture Dekansho Festival in Tamba Sasayama 2026 Mid Aug The Dekansho Festival is one of western Japan’s largest folk song festivals, and welcomes visitors from across the region for ..
Activities Swatch Nines Snow 2026 Early - Late Apr In April 2026, Swatch Nines SNOW will make its Asian debut in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture. Known for merging freestyle..
Culture Kagoshima Kinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks 2026 Late Aug Every summer, the Kagoshima Kinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks lights up the skies over southern Kyushu in one of the region’s m..
Culture Fukuoka Castle Night Market 2026 Early - Mid Aug Fukuoka Castle Night Market brings a dose of summer magic to Maizuru Park each year in early August, transforming the historic Fukuoka..
Culture Umamusume: Pretty Derby Ryan Noble What is Umamusume? Why is Umamusume: Pretty Derby going viral? Allow us to introduce the anime horse-racing girls of Japan's..
Food What to Eat in Kobe Chinatown Kim Bergström If you're exploring Japan and find yourself in Kobe, don't miss the vibrant streets of Kobe Chinatown, known locally as..
Activities Snoopy Studios Reopening at USJ Kim Bergström Jul 17, 2025 Fans of Snoopy and the Peanuts gang have something to look forward to at Universal Studios Japan, with the much-anticipated reopening..
Culture Exit 8: The Horror Game That Inspired a Movie Ryan Noble Discover Exit 8, the eerie horror game that inspired a feature film. Explore its gameplay, movie release, and upcoming sequel: Platform..