Culture Mamedacho Old Town Bonson Lam Mamedacho in Hita City is nestled in a valley behind some forested hills between Fukuoka and Oita. It is a great place to explore..
Culture Hato Festival 2026 Late Jul Held every year on the 27th and 28th of July, the Hato Festival in Tottori's Kotoura Town has a history spanning more than 70..
Culture Daidogei World Cup 2026 Late Oct - Early Nov At the start of November, the annual Street Performance World Cup will be held in Shizuoka in central Japan. It's a hugely fun..
Culture Ryōzen Kannon Andrew Kehoe The Ryozen Kannon is a memorial to the Japanese war dead of World War 2 and a memorial to the unidentified remains of lost Jap..
Culture Kitain Temple 5 (1Review) Kitain (喜多院), located in Kawagoe, is a 9th-century temple renowned for its collection of 540 playful Rakan (statues of Buddha) and for being home..
Culture Negishi Forest Park Known in Japanese as ‘Negishi Shinrin Koen’, this is one of the largest parks in Yokohama with a surface area covering over 1800 square meters. Originally..
Historical Shofuku-ji Temple in Hakata Tony Mariani Shofuku-ji Temple is the first home of Zen Buddhism in Japan, as well as the starting point for tea.
Culture Harajuku Omotesando Super Yosakoi 2026 Late Aug For the time of a weekend, thousands of dancers in over a hundrer of dance squad from all around the country gather in Harajuku..