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,..
Culture St. Anna's Garden in Fukushima City Sarah Chaney Just outside of Fukushima City is a quaint little area on a hill with shops, a microbrewery, restaurants and a wedding chapel. Stop..
10 Kyoto's Moon and Venus Cafe Sarah Chaney Kyoto's Moon and Venus Cafe is a spiritual coffee shop run by a fortune teller.
A Bargain on Nagano Specialty Goods Sarah Chaney Sep 12, 2015 Nagano Prefecture has announced their own special discount voucher called the "Family Discount" (ふるさと割). These specialty..