Culture JAPA VALLEY TOKYO Opening in 2027 Kim Bergström Sep 1, 2025 Pharrell Williams and NIGO® are set to bring a new cultural landmark to Tokyo in 2027 with the opening of JAPA VALLEY TOKYO.
Planning Hokkaido Adding Lodging Tax From 2026 Kim Bergström Dec 29, 2024 overtourism challenges, the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly passed a bill this December to introduce an accommodation tax which will take effect in April 2026
First Sakura Forecast Released for 2025 Kim Bergström Jan 13, 2025 It's that time of year—the Japan Meteorological Corporation (JMC) have released their first sakura blooming projections for the 2025 season.
Activities Fuji Rock Festival 2016 Lineup Jerome Lee Jul 4, 2016 Fuji Rock Festival 2016 returns for its 20th anniversary, and is held at the Naeba Ski Resort in the town of Yuzawa, Niigata prefecture
Activities Super Nintendo World: Still Coming in 2020? Serena Ogawa Dec 9, 2019 [March 9, 2021] Great news!... Super Nintendo World will officially open on March 18, 2021!
Shopping Shibuya Scramble Square Opens Autumn 2019 Serena Ogawa Aug 14, 2019 Opening in November 2019, this new shopping haven is sure to excite everyone with its stores, restaurants, and observatory deck!