Activities Misato Town Lavender Festival Kim Each year in early summer, Misato Town in Akita Prefecture is home to a lavender festival that blankets the ground in purple. Around..
Activities Asamai Park Iris Festival Kim Each year from late June through to early July, Akita's Asamai Park is filled to the brim with the color of 600,000 irises in..
Culture 1894 Visions - Lautrec and His Era 2021 Jan 30th - Mar 14th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Gifu Prefectural Museum of Art looks at the works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901),..
Culture A Dress in a Picture, a Picture of a Dress 2021 Feb 13th - May 9th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum is a collaborative effort, where paintings from the museum's..
Culture Cats in Art 2021 Feb 27th - Apr 4th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art looks at a range of artworks that depict cats, from the collection..
Culture Steps Ahead Exhibition 2021 Feb 13th - May 9th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at Tokyo's Artizon Museum titled "Steps Ahead" will showcase a range of new items in the museum's..
Food Experience Nagahama’s Nature Focused Culture Featured The Oku Biwako region is one of Japan's largest freshwater lakes. Visitors can experience the region's customs firsthand..
Culture The Road to Hagi Yaki Featured Hagi yaki is a famous and beloved style of pottery in Japan. So, what makes this Hagi ware so special?