Planning Getting a Tattoo in Japan Serena Ogawa The history of tattooing in Japan is a long one--and so is the taboo associated with them. So why should you opt to get a tattoo in Japan?
Culture A Happy Festival in Kagurazaka Elena Lisina It's a fantastic event and well worth attending to watch traditional Japanese folk culture centred around music and dancing.
Culture How to Visit a Shrine Japan Travel A shrine is a spiritual site related to Shintoism, Japan's indigenous religion. Shrines normally house any number of gods, known as kami, or kami.
Activities Railway Cycling: A Thrilling Outdoor Adventure Japan Travel nature of the forested Kamioka Railway was special and wanted to find a... way to preserve the line after it closed down in 2006 due to a lack of
Culture Meet a Traditional Lacquerware Craftswoman Yoshi Hirasawa Toshiko Noda is a traditional lacquerware craftswoman based in Kanagawa, Japan. Kosaku Noda became her teacher and later her husband.
Culture Spending a Day in Sendai Chris Broad the Sendai Daikannon statue, the Goddess of Mercy, for Gin-Datenari, a... Lastly, we headed to the Enstuin temple and then to a Japanese inn and
Food A Pizza House in Nipponbashi Bonson Lam Celebrating life with generations young and old, a reunion with people you know and love, will add years to your life.
Shopping 川越「菓子屋横丁」 Mimi Ishikawa 川越に行ったら訪れたい場所、「菓子屋横丁」。“きどらない職人の街で心づくしのおもてなし”がテーマ。一歩中に入ると店々の威勢のいい声、お菓子の甘い香りや醤油の香ばしい香りが漂う。どこか懐かしい風情が、訪れる者に子どもに帰るような温かい気持ちにさせてくれる。