12 Festivals Yosakoi Parade - Flower Festival JJ Walsh Day 3 of the Flower Festival is a day to enjoy the dance parade- troupes with colorful costumes, energy, passion and having lots..
Culture May at Kabukiza Theatre Sleiman Azizi Ginza's Kabukiza is staging daily performances in May to honour the great kabuki actors Danjuro IX and Kikugoro V. Tickets are..
Arts & Crafts Sapporo Museum of Modern Art R.S. Reynolds There is a distinctly Frank Lloyd Wright-feel to the exterior of the Museum of Modern Art in Sapporo with the interior spiral staircase..
Culture Discover True Kakunodate Kasia Szumna Small town of Kakunodate is enclosed on three sides by mountains and Hinokinai-gawa River that runs to the South. At first it might..
11 Culture Karatsu Kunchi Nighttime Parade Ekaterina Bespyatova Nighttime parade during the famous Karatsu Kunchi Festival, featuring shaped floats dressed with lanterns being pulled through the..
Museums Yokote Kamakura Museum Justin Velgus This museum may be small, but it's not everyday you can see "kamakura" or igloos each and every season.
Culture Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum Kim If you enjoy modern art, the Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art is a fantastic spot to visit. It's filled with..
Culture Shakujii Castle Ruins Sleiman Azizi Shakujii Castle was built by the Toshima clan to consolidate their power. However, the clan ended when their castle was overrun..