Culture Hana Haru Festa 2026 Mid - Late Apr The Hana Haru Festival takes place during April in Tokushima Prefecture, and visitors to the two-day event can enjoy pleasant spring weather, representative
Culture It’s Itoya! Arlene Bastion Itoya is a stationery heaven begun in 1904 containing 8 floors of everything needed for writing, drawing, craft work, all beautifully laid out and art
Culture 4 Japanese Dining Etiquette Tips Nicholas Lloyd There are a lot of dos and don'ts at the Japanese dinner table and... opposite end, the end not covered in your saliva, to move the food across
Festivals Lantern Festival in Nozawa Onsen 2025 Sep 8th - Sep 9th Nozawa Holidays are hosting guests over the weekend of the 8th and 9th of September for the autumn lantern festival.
Culture Shodoshima New Sake Festival 2026 Late Mar The Morikuni Sake Brewery is the only sake brewery on Shodoshima, and they host an annual sake festival to celebrate their products.
Culture Create Your Own Adventure in Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture Featured From fire and wind, we move to water, an important ingredient in the production... An elegant blend of the old and the new is also the calling card of Auberge
Traditional Nagayama Honke Shuzojo Co., Ltd. Tiffany Aguilar specializes in junmai sake, which is made exclusively with water, rice, and... junmai sake apart from other types of sake is that it doesn’t contain any
8 Culture Meigetsuin Temple’s Hydrangeas Steve Morton Come and explore Kamakura’s Meigetsuin Temple where you can lose yourself amongst the bustling crowds and beautiful sea of vibrant blue hydrangeas.
