Culture Ogawara Cherry Blossom Festival Andrew Kehoe Funaoka Castle Park is home to an awesome view of over 1000 cherry trees that line the Shiroishi river in the Ogawara area of Miyagi...
Culture Youth Culture in Japan Elena Lisina Walking along the streets of Shibuya or Takeshita-Dori in Harajuku, I watched youth street fashion and new trends. Cosplay, ca..
Culture Hirosaki Castle Hirosaki Castle, completed in 1611 by the Tsugaru clan, is located in Aomori Prefecture and is a particularly worthwhile excursion destination, especially..
Culture Chinese New Year in Kobe 2025 Mid Feb Traditional folk dancing is one of the main events at the Chinese New Year celebrations in Kobe's Chinatown, Nankinmachi.
Anime & Manga Wolf Children Ame and Yuki's house Martyn Bissett Wolf Children was a 2012 Japanese animation movie directed by Mamoru Hosoda and this was their family home, and the setting for..
Culture Osanbashi Sakura Festival 2024 Mar 8th - Apr 7th 2024 Past Event The Osanbashi Sakura Festival will see the Kujira no Senaka observation deck area decorated with faux sakura trees.
Culture Tokyo Revengers Exhibition 2022 Jan 29th - Feb 14th 2022 Past Event A special Tokyo Revengers Exhibition will take place at Tokyo's Sunshine City Mall from January 29th until February 14th 2022,..
Culture Asagaya Tanabata Festival 2024 Early Aug Suginami Ward’s Asagaya neighborhood hosts one of the largest Tanabata Festival displays in Tokyo. Cruise down the covered sho..