Festivals Cherry Blossoms at Ueno Park Jessica A Paje Ueno Park is located in central Tokyo and is home to 1,200 cherry trees that will flourish with pink magical flowers. The 133-..
Festivals Odori Shibazakura Festival 2026 Late Mar - Early May Each spring, Shunan City in Yamaguchi Prefecture transforms into a vibrant patchwork of pink, purple, and white. Typically running..
Culture Introducing Ota City’s Shotengai Areas Featured A guide to the many shotengai shopping streets in the Kamata and Haneda areas of Ota City, Tokyo.
Culture Gyokuro no Sato Camellia Festival 2026 Feb 18th - Mar 22nd Shizuoka's Gyokuro no Sato Camellia Garden is home to approximately 900 camellia trees in around 300 types, and since different..
Culture Kagoshima's History Walk Arlene Bastion Kagoshima is filled with tributes to its heroes who led Japan into modernization, learnt about on a walk.
Culture Tsubaki Matsuri 2027 Early Jan Tsubaki Matsuri is one of Matusyama's most popular festivals, and one that is unique to the region.
Culture Toei Animation Museum Toei Animation Museum, founded in July 2018, pays homage to Toei Animation, which has spawned a large number of popular anime franchises since its inception..
Culture Tatebayashi Koinobori Festival 2026 Mar 20th - May 6th Each year from late March to early May, Gunma's Tatebayashi City hangs around 5000 carp streamers, or koinobori, in anticipation..