Food Tiny Toria Brings the Tea Serena Ogawa Tokyo is no stranger to the allure of tea time with many hotels and venues offering seasonally themed teatime treats.
8 Culture Kamakura Camera - The Great Buddha Peter Oxley The author takes a look at the Great Buddha in its historical and cultural context to give you a deeper appreciation of this greatly revered icon of Japanese
Culture Moving of the Seto Canal Carp 2026 Mid Oct Hida embraces the arrival of winter by organizing an event to remove carp from the canal.
Accommodation Hiking along the Koburi Pass Sebastian Schuster The Koburi Pass in Saitama is often still considered a little insider tip for hikers.
Culture The Road to Unifying Japan Elena Lisina The unification of Japan was due to the efforts of the three warlords: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Culture The Frog Shrine of Tosa Chiara Terzuolo Nestled by the Niyodo River, people with skin ailments come from near and afar to pray and leave a frog-themed gift for the god!
Culture Ancient Egypt: The Creation of the World 2021 Apr 17th - Jun 27th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum is titled "Ancient Egypt - The Creation of the World".
Culture Moomin: The Art and the Story (Shizuoka) 2021 Jan 23rd - Mar 14th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art looks into the art and the story behind the Moomins, a popular cartoon created