Culture Meet a Traditional Lacquerware Craftswoman Yoshi Hirasawa Keeping the Noda family’s crafts alive
Food Strawberry Sweets Buffet 2026 Jan 10th - Apr 29th In Osaka, Hotel Keihan Kyobashi Grande is offering a dedicated way to enjoy the best of strawberry season through their Strawberry Sweets Buffet.
Planning Hagi Listed Among Japan’s Most Beautiful Spots Kim Bergström Jul 11, 2025 British newspaper The Times recently curated a list of their ten most beautiful places in Japan, and while a few are reasonably well-known favorites, others
Culture Fox Wedding Festival 2026 Late Sep The unique Fox Wedding Festival (Kitsune-bi Matsuri) tells the revival of fairy-tale “Sunshower” and is held on the 4th Saturday of September annually.
Activities Skeleton Flowers in Japan Veronica Carnevale of tiny air bubbles in the cells that reflect light.... When moisture enters the petals, the cells cannot reflect light as easily
10 Accommodation Ryori Ryokan Tsurugata Peter Lin Ryokan Tsurugata is a traditional ryokan in the historic Bikan Quarter in Kurashiki.
Planning Japan 3rd on World's Best Food Countries Kim Bergström Oct 9, 2025 Japan's standing as a top destination for gastronomy fans has been reaffirmed, receiving honors as the world's third best country for food in Condé Nast
Planning teamLab Borderless Wins 2025 Global Tourism Prize Kim Bergström Sep 2, 2025 Tokyo's Azabudai Hills and teamLab Borderless have been awarded the Grand Prize at the 2025 Global Tourism Innovation Project Awards, hosted by global