Culture Shosan-ji Summer Festival 2026 Sunday - Aug 30th August 30th is the Buddhist memorial festival at Shikoku's 12th temple, Shousan-ji, which is one of the 88 temples on a pilgrimage..
13 Amateur Sumo Tournament in Tohoku Sarah Chaney We were invited into the mountains of Fukushima Prefecture to join the locals in an amateur sumo tournament. Some of us partic..
Culture Water Throwing Festival in Tohoku 2026 Early Aug Visit a quaint hot spring town a short distance away from a well known samurai town, Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture. H..
Nightlife Stumbling Upon a Japanese Shot Bar Sarah Chaney I was aimlessly wandering around Kyoto's Ayakoji Dori in Shinmachi when I stumbled upon a Japanese shot bar... I wondered what..
Shopping Free Wi-Fi for Foreign Tourists Sarah Chaney NTT East is providing free Wi-Fi in 17 prefectures: Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Akita, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma,..
Activities Yanaizu Temple in Aizuwakamatsu Sarah Chaney Visit Yanaizu Temple in Aizuwakamatsu, home to the Akabeko legend and various festivals throughout the year. If you find yourself..
Activities Huis Ten Bosch Theme Park in Nagasaki Sarah Chaney Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki is a theme park that offers an ever changing array of things to do and see. It does not just offer a..
Culture Make Soba Noodles From Scratch Sarah Chaney While the area of Ouchijuku in Fukushima Prefecture is well-known as a traditional post town from the Edo period and its Negi Soba..