Culture Philanippon 2021 Aug 25th - 30th 2021 Past Event From August 25th until August 30th, the Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall will host Philanippon 2021. The event centers on all things..
Culture Echigo-Yuzawano no Omatsuri Gaurav Raja Dahal On August 6, I was invited to Echigo Yuzawa to attend a local festival on onsen street. As Yuzawa is famous and most busy during..
Historical Okinawa's Sueyoshi Koen Sandra Isaka Okinawa's Sueyoshi Koen is a park in which visitors can escape to the jungle, visit a shrine and ancient tomb - all in cen..
6 Traditional Kinjo Castle Surveying Soja City Below Judith Mikami A castle with a complex history that is said to be where the demons came from in Okayama's legend of Momotaro 'the Peach..
Culture Bottleships Exhibition 2021 Jul 21st - Aug 29th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition at the Kobe Maritime Museum looks at a variety of incredible bottleships, under the theme of "ships that you..
14 Traditional The Straw Ropes of Kashima Futami Anonymous In early May, the straw rope between the twin rocks off Kashima Island is replaced. Spectators in fishing boats swarm around taking..
Museums Plymouth House Ritsuko Maro The Plymouth House is part of an international village in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture. There is a small museum of American..