Gardens & Parks Shimabara Castle Mandy Bartok Learn about the Shimabara peninsula's revolutionary ties to Christianity at the museum in the main keep of Shimabara Castle.
6 Festivals Akita Kanto Matsuri Festival Bonson Lam The heroics of the lantern bearers loom large and you can come close and personal with the teams vying for the best kanto bearer...
Culture Washi Wonders in Gokayama Alena Eckelmann At the Gokayama Washi no Sato, or “Gokayama Japanese Paper Village”, you can buy washi and washi-made items and you can make w..
16 Historical A (Very) Rustic Ceramics Factory Tristan Scholze Photo tour of an old and passing ceramics factory in the little pottery town of Arita, Saga, Japan. An anti-modern countryside delight...
9 Gardens & Parks Stroll Through Picture-Perfect Ueno Park Takane Shoji Want to take a stroll in a meticulously groomed park under the blue sky? Ueno Park is the perfect location!
Culture Toyota Plant Tour José Manuel Zardain Visiting a Toyota plant is an extremely interesting experience. One can not only learn about the company's lean philosophy but..
Culture NAKED Flowers at Nijo Castle 2022 Oct 28th - Dec 4th 2022 Past Event Digital art events have exploded in number over recent years, and one art collective at the forefront of this in Japan is NAKED...