Fireworks Festivals or Hanabi-kai are some of the most spectacular festivals in Japan. Put on mostly during summer time, the multicolor fireworks light up the sky in many decorative ways. Okazaki is one of those places, and hosts such a festival ever..
The centrally located city of Nagoya has a long history and a deep culture that is often overlooked by the rest of the country, let alone the rest of the world. There’s a joke that goes “All travelers within Japan go to Nagoya! The bullet train stops there for a whole two minutes on its ..
Walking along the main road in search for some hot food on a cold morning, I spotted a huge signboard with a picture of a huge bowl of ramen with lots of spring onions. There were also the words "fermented soy sauce". Intrigued, I stopped, ..
In Nagoya, coffee shops can be seen everywhere, and is a part of life for the local people. Coffee shops serve various functions, as a place to relax, as a place to talk, as a place for tea, and also for what is termed "morning service". Ma..
The Osu shopping district has a vast array of food, so filling up one's stomach was definitely unavoidable. Not only there was a wide variety of Japanese cuisine, but international as well. The first eating place that caught my eye was from Vietn..
The impressive building of HOTEL MYSTAYS Nagoya-Sakae boasts 270 guestrooms and towers above other buildings as one of Nagoya's largest hotels. Beyond the sliding doors of the entrance lies a spacious reception area with smartly dressed st..
“For the two of us, home isn’t a place. It’s a person. And we are home.” I guess it’s not exaggerating to quote this sentence to describe how delighted I was to get stranded in Nagoya Travellers Hostel, a heartwarming..
As Japan becomes one of the world's most popular destinations, Nagoya is also establishing itself as one of the must-see places in the country. Besides its unique history and culture, Nagoya also appeals as the cradle of many industries: automobi..
Nitori is the IKEA of Japan selling affordable furniture and interior goods. With more than three hundred stores in Japan, and about fifty stores overseas, it is a great place to shop, not only for those setting up home in Japan, but also for short t..
Okazaki castle is the symbol of its namesake city in Aichi prefecture. Every year, Okazaki park and the castle is decorated with 160,000 light bulbs in honour of Tokugawa Ieyasu, one of the most influential men in Japan’s history. The founder a..
Located 695 meters above sea level on the remains of a 15 million year old volcano, Mount Horaiji and Horaiji Temple are considered places of great spiritual power. Famous among locals for its beautiful autumn leaves, the mountain has been designated..
