Historical Yakatabune Experience in Shinagawa Serena Ogawa Enjoy a pleasure cruise on Tokyo’s beautiful waterfront
Culture Gosen Knit Fes 2026 Mid Nov Running for almost a decade now, the Gosen Knit Fes celebrates this woolly art form in various ways. The entire town takes part..
Culture All Japan Superhero Festival 2026 Late Nov On October 15th and 16th, superheroes and mascot characters from all over Japan meet at various locations in Chiba City. This free..
Culture Tokamachi Son-in-Law Throwing Event 2027 Mid Jan The Tokamachi muko (son-in-law) throwing event takes place on January 15th each year, and involves new husbands being thrown off..
8 Historical Ehrismann Residence Tomoko Kamishima The original owner of this lovely house was Fritz Ehrismann who was born in Zürich Switzerland and came to Japan in 1888 to jo..
Culture Moving of the Seto Canal Carp 2026 Mid Oct Hida embraces the arrival of winter by organizing an event to remove carp from the canal. The labor-intensive and—perhaps time..
Culture Japanese Mascot Characters Amanda Ho Meet the cute, adorable, quirky characters only found in Japan.