Transportation Getting to Nara from Tokyo Bryan Baier fastest and most frequent express service, Nozomi, completes the journey in 2... Hikari completes the Tokyo to Kyoto leg in about 2 hours 40 minutes, and
Culture Conquering Yamadera in Winter Brian Takahashi The characters “yama (山)” and “tera(寺)” translate to “mountain temple”,... school students (age 12 - 14) 100 yen for elementary school students (age 5
Culture Tokuyama Railway Festival 2026 Wednesday - Oct 14th the Twilight Express (a locomotive train which discontinued service in 2015
Accommodation Ryukyu Hotel & Resort Nashiro Beach Kim Bergström The Ryukyu Hotel & Resort Nashiro Beach is set to open on July 23rd, 2022.
Culture Kyoto Bread Festival at Kamigamo Shrine 2026 Early Oct First launched in 2015 to commemorate a major shrine ceremony, the festival
19 Activities Akitakomagatake in Fall Colours Malcome Larcens The area includes 4 or 5 peaks, all of them volcanoes, we can see some steam coming from one of the peaks.
Activities Seeking Relaxation in the Forest in Japan Alena Eckelmann Okinawa), and Myoko-Togakushi-Renzan (Niigata, Nagano Prefectures) in 2015... There are currently (Jan 2021) 65 “certified forests” in all parts of Japan
Activities X Games Osaka 2025 Jun 20th - 22nd 2025 Past Event This year marks the 30th anniversary of the action-packed X Games, and the event is headed to Osaka for the first time in 2025.