Culture Trains & Train Museums Elena Lisina In railway parks and museums in Japan, you can see all kinds of trains that have been running around the country since 1872.
Planning Why I Love Using Travel Brochures Kim From money saving trips to learning more about the best things to see and do in an area, this blog covers some reasons why I s..
Colorful Torii Kim Among the hundreds and thousands of torii arches across Japan, some of them deviate from the typical reddish-orange hue and come..
Culture Fishing Your Way to University Featured Satoshi comes from a poor family and is destined to become a manual laborer like his Dad. He wants to escape the cycle of poverty..
Culture The Taxi Driver in Okayama Featured On yet another tiring temple visit with his mom, Satoshi has a curious interaction with a taxi driver and later, experiences a unique..
Culture Rakugo and Co. Sleiman Azizi Japan's theatrical arts aren't limited to noh, kyogen, kabuki or bunraku. Smaller traditions still exist with the most famous..
Culture Sumo's Changing of the Guard Sleiman Azizi A look at the changes that have occurred in the world of sumo with three wrestlers, Hakuho, Terunofuji and Mitakeumi.
Culture Where Are All the Castles? Elizabeth S Japan has about 5,000 castle sites, but today, only about 100 have extant ruins and of those 100 only 12 have original castle keeps...