Culture 4 Shrines to Visit in the Year of the Snake Kim Bergström In Japan, the zodiac animal of the year plays a significant role in shaping cultural practices and traditions, including visits to specific shrines believed
Transportation Skytrax’s Best Airports of 2023 Announced Kim Bergström Mar 20, 2023 Skytrax is a UK-based consultancy firm that conducts research on the airline and airport industry, and each year they release a list of the world's best
Culture Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 2 of 4 Justin Velgus Gio-ji Temple is more of a hermitage than a temple. It is a building with a kitchen sandwiched between two Japanese style rooms.
Culture Maru: a Circle Elena Lisina Maru, or a circle, is encountered quite often in Japan – on the country's flag, at Shinto shrines and the sumo ring, and also in names.
Activities New Year's Party 2022 2021-2022 Dec 27th 2021 - Jan 7th 2022 Past Event Harmonyland's New Year's Party 2022 extravaganza will run from December 27th until January 7th, and it's set to include performances from Sanrio characters
A Tour with a Difference: Oyama’s Cultural Heritage Tom Roseveare As a result, Oyama Afuri Shrine became a popular alternative and people... and performing arts that originally was devised to complement the Tokyo 2020
Planning Hokkaido Adding Lodging Tax From 2026 Kim Bergström Dec 29, 2024 In response to overtourism challenges, the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly passed a bill this December to introduce an accommodation tax which will take
Culture A Creepy Walk through a WWII Bunker Robert Grey Hidden well off the beaten path in Nagano City's Matsushiro area is the Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters, a relatively unknown piece of Japan's
