Culture Yokohama Children's Land Harumi Inouye Yokohama Children's Land is a great park for children...and adults who are young at heart. A Yokohama oasis.
Culture A Guide to Tono City and Hanamaki City Veronica Carnevale Tono City and Hanamaki City in Iwate Prefecture act as gateways to different worlds—showcasing traditional customs, folktales,..
Culture Kamigamo Shrine The Kamo Shrines, Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine are both recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. They are two of the most important and oldest..
Culture Morioka's Sansa Odori 2026 Aug 1st - Aug 4th The Morioka Sansa Odori is held every year August 1st-4th. In addition to being the world's largest taiko drum gathering, ..
Culture 72nd Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition 2026 Early - Late Dec The Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition has been held every year since 1954 with the intent of protecting and nurturing excellent..
Culture Seiseki-Sakuragaoka in Tokyo Haruka Saijo Wandering into the world of Studio Ghibli is always an adventure. If you could visit an actual town from a Hayao Miyazaki film,..
Traditional Maru: a Circle Elena Lisina Maru, or a circle, is encountered quite often in Japan – on the country's flag, at Shinto shrines and the sumo ring, and a..
Museums Fujiko・F・Fujio Museum Visiting Tips Evangeline Neo Fujiko・F・Fujio Museum Visiting Tips: Also called the Droaemon Museum, it was opened in 2011, housing an enormous amount of o..