Planning Yamagata One of Nat Geo's Best Places to Visit in 2026 Kim Bergström Oct 22, 2025 Yamagata Prefecture has been named on National Geographic's Best of the World 2026 list this week, highlighting it as one of the most exciting destinations
Culture Haruki Murakami Library to Open at Waseda Universit... Paul McInnes Dec 9, 2020 Waseda University will open a brand new library in 2021.
Planning CNN Names Kansai Region a Top Pick for 2025 Travel Kim Bergström Jan 4, 2025 CNN has named the Kansai region as one of their top places to travel for 2025, with the upcoming World Expo and other destinations like Nara, Hyogo, and
Activities Mont Deus Snow Park Kim Bergström Please note that the 2024-2025 season ran from Saturday, December 21, 2024... to Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Culture Kahoen Hydrangea Festival 2026 Late Jun - Early Jul Garden completed planting over 10,000 hydrangea bushes in the fall of 2022... During the summer of 2023 around 6,000 of them bloomed, with closer to
Culture World Theatre Festival Shizuoka 2025: Where the Cit... Apr 26th - May 6th 2025 Past Event All the world’s a stage at the 2025 edition of World Theatre Festival Shizuoka, where the city’s streets, parks, and historic sites transform into spaces
Planning Staying at a Ryokan One of Lonely Planet's Top Expe... Kim Bergström Oct 23, 2025 Lonely Planet has included spending a night at a ryokan among its 25 Best Experiences for 2026, praising it as one of the most mindful and memorable ways
Exclusive Activities Ultimate Japan Car Culture Journey - From Auto Salo... Ryan Noble Visit the Tokyo Auto Salon 2026—showing off the latest race cars, modifications and street-legal vehicles—and then explore so many more of Japan's must-visit