Shopping Kochi's Historic Sunday Market Chiara Terzuolo The market is a great place to sample tasty street foods, browse for crafts and chat with local vendors.
Culture Suginami Cedar Avenue in Nikko Cathy Cawood Because the journey is as important as the destination
Culture Explore Ako, Tatsuno, and Himeji with Ease From Kam... Joanna Ligon Explore what makes each town unique and the best base for seeing them all.
Culture Poppy and Flower Festival in Konosu Chikako Takahashi doll-making area, but is also noted with the nickname of ‘town of flowers’ because... Additionally, you can buy flower seeds, newly graded flowers and plants because
Activities Kadena AmericaFest 2026 Apr 11th - Apr 12th Kadena AmericaFest celebrates the US-Japan alliance and friendship, and the open-base event allows visitors to check out aircraft displays, music performances
Culture Ukiyo-e Technique Elena Lisina From the beginning of the 18th century, works were painted by brush before... Affordable art Ukiyo-e prints were affordable because they could be mass-produced
Activities Welcome Spring with Ume Viewing Alena Eckelmann sour and salty pickled plum, counts as one of the Japanese superfoods because... you don’t like umeboshi, get a bottle of umeshu, wherever you are, and raise