Culture Chasing Cherry Blossoms Audrey Foo The Japanese go insane over cherry blossom season and now I know why. Here's what it's like to do hanami in Japan.
Culture Visiting My Umpteenth Temple Maren Pauli A short story on why temples are not all the same and you should seize every chance and visit them whenever you find one.
Activities Finding Hope in Broken Places Bonson Lam 2018 marked the 7th anniversary of the tsunami. In Japan, there is an age old festival called Shichi-go-san, which is a rite of..
Culture Solar Agripark in Fukushima Sarah Chaney Where five houses had been swept away in the tsunami five years ago, now stands Fukushima Solar Agripark dedicated to teaching future..
Culture Setsubun at Kasuga Shrine Carolyn Rawson Enjoying the candlelit lanterns at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara.
Activities Day Trip: 4 Places In Chiba City Victoria Vlisides Tokyo is an alluring mistress on the weekends, but as I learned during this weekend, staying in Chiba can be a lot of fun, too.
Culture The Japanese Language Barrier Emma Sletteland My experience moving to Japan without knowing any Japanese, surviving the language barrier, and slowly starting to break it.
Food How To Eat Vegetables In Japan Jemma King There are moments during a trip to Japan as a vegetarian that you want to sit down and order something off the menu with certainty..
