Activities Discovering Coastal Chiba: Seafood Traditions and S... Joanna Ligon The processing for their signature katsuo no tataki (seared bonito) begins... City, and especially during the annual Katsuura Big Hina Festival, when hatsu-gatsuo
Sports & Fitness Kasadera Kannon Temple Chris Glenn Two stone memorials feature haiku poems written by the Haiku Master Matsuo
Aquarium & Zoo Asamushi Aquarium Justin Velgus On a scenic seaside drive along the gorgeous Matsu Bay in Aomori I couldn
Sports & Fitness The Old Saidaiji Railway Kenji Chida Saidaiji is well-known for its Hadaka Matsuri or Naked Festival but few
Sports & Fitness Tanabe’s Martial Traditions Alena Eckelmann Benkei has its own matsuri (“festival”) named after him-the Benkei Matsuri
Activities Nipponbashi Street Festa 2026 Sunday - May 17th Nipponbashi Street Festa (also known as the Den Den Town Festival or matsuri
Activities 109 Cinemas Perri Silverstein weaves together fantasy, romance and aviation and is suitable for more mature
Activities Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka Rashaad Jorden Indeed, aquarium director Tatsuo Murakami has credited a 1997 jellyfish