Area Noda Noda City located in Chiba Prefecture is known as "Soy Sauce City". In the Edo Period, soy sauce brewers cooperated to create Kikkoman, the world-famous soy sauce company. Also in the city is..
Activities Settsukyo Park Sakura Festival 2026 Late Mar - Mid Apr is said to be the only illuminated cherry blossom display in Takatsuki City
Culture Scandinavian Summer Solstice Festival 2026 Late Jun The Summer Solstice Festival in Osaka's Shijonawate City includes music performances featuring the nyckelharpa, violins, and flutes, Scandinavian goods
Area Sakai Sakai is Fukui Prefecture's second most populous city and home to Maruoka Castle, Japan's oldest remaining castle. Maruoka Castle is known as Kasumi-ga-jo, or Mist Castle, as legend has..
Culture Nobeoka: A Treasure Trove of Delights Tristan Scholze With a population of just over a hundred thousand, the city is large enough... : The Sobo, Katamuki, and Okue Biosphere Reserve extends from Nobeoka City
Explore Rarely Seen Caves at Akiyoshido Tom Roseveare Mine City, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, is gearing up to launch new caving... Make Mine City Yours: New Geo Tours to Connect with Nature The caving experiences
Culture Murakami Machiya Doll Tour 2026 Mar 1st - Apr 3rd girls, and one place you can appreciate them is Niigata's Murakami City
8 Ome Showa Retro Town Lynda Hogan Ome City has a small "Showa Town" with retro billboards and two small museums from the Showa period (1926 - 1989).