Activities Naked Sakura Tower 2026 Mar 1st - Apr 30th A springtime night event in Nagoya will transform one of the city's best-known landmarks into a glowing cherry blossom spectacle,..
Culture Takashi Yanase Exhibition 2026 Feb 6th - Apr 5th The Takashi Yanase Exhibition: Life is a Game of Joy opens on February 6th at the Matsuzakaya Museum of Art, and marks the first..
Shopping Shambles Handmade Accessories Saskia Gilmour Master jeweler and craftsman, Hiroyuki Ohara creates contemporary accessories and jewelery. His shop, Shambles (シャンブルズ),..
Culture Candle Night in Matsumoto 2026 Early Jun Enjoy a fantastic night by light of candles on green glass in the yard of the Matsumoto Museum of Art, with art and live music.
Culture World Cosplay Summit Championship 2026 Early Aug Hobbyist costumers are chosen by preliminaries in their countries and flown to Nagoya in order to compete in a worldwide contest..
Activities Kabuto Beer: Beer of the Samurai! Chris Glenn It could be mistaken for being abandoned, as it’s usually closed and the Meiji era brick work is pocked with bullet holes. Thi..
Activities Hatsushima: Shizuoka's Lemon Island Kim Bergström Just off the coast of Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture, the island of Hatsushima is gaining attention as Japan's "lemon island."
Planning Takayama on Booking.com's Most Welcoming Cities List Kim Bergström Feb 18, 2026 Drawing on more than 370 million verified reviews, Booking.com recently released its list of the world's most welcoming cities..