Culture
Lantern Festival in Nozawa Onsen
Nozawa Holidays are hosting guests over the weekend of the 8th and 9th of September for the autumn lantern festival. The festival..
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Food
Kanzuri in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture
Kanzuri is a fermented chilli paste (or hot sauce) made only in Myoko using chillies, yuzu and koji. Once per winter, chillies harvested..
Culture
Ofuna Kannon Temple in Kamakura
Ofuna Kannon is an immense, striking white statue which overlooks the Ofuna Station area and offers protection for those who come..
Culture
M Festival 2021
Japan’s newest outdoor festival. Promoting world-class music, sustainability, art, and an outdoor lifestyle, M Festival aims t..
Culture
Blades of Shinanomachi
I visited a knife and blade maker in Shinanomachi to see how he forges his traditional craft's products. It was both fascinating..
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Culture
Shibu Onsen Day Trip
Full of yukata-clad visitors during the weekend, the beautiful and historic village of Shibu Onsen is quiet mid-week. Amid the chaos..
Accommodation
Myoko House in Myoko Kogen, Niigata
Myoko is an increasingly popular destination when it comes to the very best of Japan's famed powder snow. Myoko House combines..
Gallery
Ofuna Kannon Temple in Kamakura
Kanagawa
Blades of Shinanomachi
Nagano
Hagi: the Perfect Place for a 2-Day Date
Yamaguchi
M Festival 2021
Niigata
Shibu Onsen Day Trip
Nagano
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Culture
Hunters on Land
Past EventA special event taking place at the Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum looks at the theme of hunters on land, and will explore a range..
Planning
The COVID Jab in Japan
Serena OgawaI think I can speak for everyone when I say: We are ready!
Activities
Hitome Senbonzakura Festival
Miyagi's annual Hitome Senbonzakura Festival celebrates the beauty of 1,200 cherry trees along the Shiroishi Riverside a..
Accommodation
Yamaura Stay
Nannini CristinaPerched in the foothills of the Yatsugatake Mountains in Nagano is Yamaura, a lovely rural area that looks straight of an old Japanese..