Museums Mikasa Park Water Show, Yokosuka Jessica A Paje Tucked beyond the preserved Memorial Ship Mikasa are beautiful man-made water streams, fountains and a waterfall at Mikasa Park..
Festivals Firefly Festival in Saidaiji Kenji Chida The Saidaiji Ichinomiya Firefly Festival celebrates the fireflies of southeastern Okayama. Held annually, people pack into a picturesque..
Arts & Crafts “Life Beyond Logic”: Shoji Kawamori Sébastien Raineri I had the chance to meet legendary designer Shoji Kawamori, producer of the "Live Earth Journey" Signature Pavilion at Expo 2025..
Festivals Tondo Festival 2027 Friday - Jan 15th Annual festival held around January 15th all across the country to burn old talismans and charms and pray for good luck in the year..
17 Festivals Pre-Yamakasa at Kushida Shrine Haruka Saijo The shrine that holds Yamakasa, one of the biggest summer festivals in Kyushu, becomes very lively in July, especially right b..
Arts & Crafts Takayama’s Karakuri Museum Euan Prentis If you can't make it to Takayama for the town's famed festivals, be sure to drop by a performance of the mechanical karakuri..
Historical Narita-san in Chiba Miho Kuroda Temples, gardens, gift shops, Japanese traditional restaurants – all these are only minutes away from Narita International Air..
Festivals Vegan Festivals In Japan? Sébastien Duval Tokyo, Kyoto and Nagoya host (bi)annual vegan festivals with food trucks/stalls by Japanese vegan businesses. In spring & autumn,..