11 Anime & Manga Gegege no Kitaro Judith Mikami Born in Tottori prefecture, in the port town of Sakaiminato.
Festivals The United Kingdom of Odaiba Anonymous Through the summer months those visiting Fuji TV in Odaiba, Tokyo, are in for a treat! Literally. There are snacks and prizes everywhere.
Culture Otsuka Museum of Art, Tokushima Takako Sakamoto The unique Otsuka Museum of Art has more than 1,000 faithfully reproduced replicas of western masterpieces of art in their original size and color.
8 Street & Urban Minakami Haikyo C. Rio Haikyo (廃墟) is a word meaning ruins in Japanese. The word also describes a hobby known in English as Urban Exploration.
8 Anime & Manga World Cosplay Red Carpet Parade Katrina Webber Costuming representatives from twenty countries parade down a red carpet in a roped-off section of a main street in downtown Nagoya.
8 Temples & Shrines The Holy Shinto Shrine Ise Jingu Masato Kitamura Ise Jingu in Ise City is the most sacred Shinto shrine in Japan.
Museums Yoshinogari Historical Park Neal Dang The Stamp Rally takes place in Yoshinogari Historial Park every year in Saga Prefecture.