Festivals Lion Dances in Yokohama Chinatown Shinya Ota Earsplitting sounds of fire crackers, a bang of gongs, the fast tempo of drumbeats - Lion dances create a festive mood at Yokohama..
Historical Zenkoji Gokaicho Robert Grey Zenkoji Gokaicho, a once in seven years event that draws crowds of people to the city.
Culture Miraikan Museum Jianne Soriano Take a trip to the future in Miraikan, a museum that features scientific and technological displays including androids, robots and..
9 Culture Repurposing an Old School Sherilyn Siy With a shrinking population and a low birth rate, more and more schools in Japan are closing and merging together with other schools...
Historical Shoji-ji Temple in Oharano Kyoto Bonson Lam The history of Shoji-ji temple predates that of Kyoto itself. There are Hankyu Buses from Higashi Muko or JR Mukomachi to Mina..
Culture Japanese Homes Elena Lisina Staying with Japanese friends in their homes gave me a good opportunity to observe some common rules of housekeeping and to learn..
Culture Machida City - Parks & Gardens Sleiman Azizi Machida City is home to an incredible array of parks and gardens. Some of them include Nozuta Park, Oyamada Ryokuchi Park, Serigaya..
Historical Yokohama's Kyu-Yagishita-Tei House Yumi Imai Kyu-Yagishita-Tei is a sophisticated old Japanese house originally built for a wealthy merchant and now designated a tangible cultural..