Culture The Mummy of Dainichibo Temple Alena Eckelmann The Dewa Sanzan area is a mystical land of mountain ascentics and of "living Buddhas"- monks who mummified themselves in order to..
Museums Ginza: New Kabuki-za's box seats Takako Sakamoto Kabuki is one of the traditional Japanese performing arts which has over 400-year history. I would highly recommend you try it out..
14 Street & Urban Sony Building, Ginza Manish Prabhune The Sony Building in Ginza is being used by the Sony Corporation to showcase their latest electronic offerings. It used to be just..
Festivals Morito no Hama bon Dance Festival 2026 Mid Aug Morito no Hama's yearly summer beach festival and dance competition on the shores of Morito beach in Hayama, Kanagawa prefecture...
Culture Tomonoura Sophia Warren In recent years this quaint port town has garnered much attention as it’s been an inspiration and filming location for several..
18 Street & Urban Walk Through Chinatown in Kobe Cathy Cawood Kobe's Chinatown is one of Japan's most popular tourist attractions. You can feast on spring rolls, steamed dumplings and..
7 Historical Kumamoto Castle in Spring Nicole Bauer We were really lucky, it was a beautiful day. So instead of spending our time inside the castle museum, we took our time to ex..