Area Chigasaki Chigasaki (茅ケ崎) is a coastal city in southern Kanagawa, sandwiched between Hiratsuka to the west and Fujisawa to the east, just an hour away from Tokyo. It’s part of the Shonan area, that..
14 Shopping Districts of Kanagawa Geoff Day Yokohama Chinatown With over 150 years of history and more than 500 restaurants... grocery shops, clothing stores, ceramics shops, and souvenir stores.
Culture KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival 2026 Mid Apr - Mid May The theme for 2018 is "Up", which aims to change mindsets through awareness, action, and creation.
Culture Discover Kyushu Lisa Wallin Find out what makes the prefectures Saga, Nagasaki, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Oita, and Fukuoka different from the rest of Japan.
Culture Only in Japan: Vending Machines That Go Way Beyond ... Joanna Ligon Whether it’s 2pm in central Tokyo or 2am on a quiet countryside road, you’re never far from a vending machine.
Culture Hokuriku Ramen Expo 2026 Mid Oct The four-day expo brings a dozen popular ramen shops from across the country to Ishikawa's capital of Kanazawa, and visitors can compare and contrast their
Activities Kamaishi by the Sea Malcome Larcens Kamaishi has survived 3 large tsunamis in the last 100 years or so in 1896... , 1933 and 2011.
Transportation Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center Jessica Korteman Maglev Exhibition Center showcases maglev technology—magnetic levitation—and introduces the Chuo Shinkansen, or Linear series trains, which will connect Tokyo