Culture Shinno-sai Festival 2026 Nov 22nd - Nov 23rd Held annually on 22nd to 23rd November, Shinno-sai is the last festival to be held in Osaka, thus also known as the Tome-no-ma..
Culture The Home of the Sanada Clan Gary Luscombe Kudoyama is a fascinating and historical little town that marks the entrance to Koyasan. The few visitors that do stop here do so..
Festivals Tokyo Tower Winter Fantasy Illumination 2023 Dec 2nd - 25th 2023 Past Event Tokyo Tower is set to celebrate its 65th anniversary on December 23rd this year, and to commemorate this a special light up event..
Culture Yatsuhashi Sweets Making in Kyoto Noro Randria Kyoto is famous for wagashi, traditional Japanese sweets. At Yatsuhashi-an, buy some as a souvenir or, even better, make your own..
Historical Negishi Racetrack Grandstands Tomoko Kamishima There is a mysterious ruin at Negishi Forest Park. Three big towers stand high on a hill. They are connected to one another at the..
Culture Fuji Omuro-Sengen Shrine Cathy Cawood Cherry blossom and horseback archery festivals at the oldest shrine of Mount Fuji in Fuji-Kawaguchiko.
Museums The Sumo Museum Todd Wojnowski The Sumo Museum is in a small enclave of Ryogoku Kokugikan stadium, is open year-round, and has free admission.
Historical Kyushu's Aso Shrine Mandy Bartok Aso Shrine - boasting one of the largest gates at a shrine anywhere in Japan - is an oft-overlooked stop in Aso town in Kumam..