Arts & Crafts Kyoto International Manga Museum Bonson Lam Make your own adventure in this monument to storytelling at Kyoto Manga Museum. From Tin Toys to Hokusai, see for yourself the evolution..
16 Historical The Yashima Plateau Anonymous Yashima is a plateau in Takamatsu City with a long history. There are shrines, a temple, a castle ground, hiking paths, and plenty..
Culture Niigata Soh Odori 2025 Sep 13th - Sep 15th The Niigata Soh Odori is the largest dance-based festival on the Sea of Japan coastline, and it draws in hundreds of thousands of..
Culture Shodoshima New Sake Festival 2026 Late Mar The Morikuni Sake Brewery is the only sake brewery on Shodoshima, and they host an annual sake festival to celebrate their products...
Historical Best of the Yanai Historic District Sandra Isaka Travel to Yamaguchi Prefecture and 'time slip' into Japan's past in Yanai City's lovely historic district, only..
Museums Tono: Legends and Landscapes Imogen Riethmuller The city of Tono in Iwate is the place to go to experience traditional Japanese culture, complete with a wealth of folklore and..
Culture Fukuoka's Ohori Park Tristan Scholze Ohori Koen is Fukuoka’s premiere city park and combines urban and natural settings with practical artistry, winding a 2km fitn..
Culture Osaka to Hiroshima: Stop on the Way Peter Sidell Plenty of visitors to Japan head directly straight from Osaka to Hiroshima, but there's a lot to see and do in between! Here's..
