Sanja Matsuri Festival 2016 Jeradyne Cheong Expect to see portable shrines (mikoshi) being paraded around the streets... by enthusiastic locals, bouncing them up and down wildly as they showcase
Onto a Bus and Off the Beaten Track Bryan Baier The Christmas tree scent of pine sap hung intermittently in the air, mingling... The rustling of the wind in the trees and the rushing of the Sanjo River
20 Culture Birdseye View of Osaka Elena Lisina Umeda Sky Building has an interesting design and suggests a grand view of Osaka from its Floating Garden Observatory.
16 Culture Joen-ji and Surrounding Streets Joe Robinson Joen-ji is surrounded by modern buildings hundreds of metres high, but once inside its grounds one feels enclosed in a peaceful throwback to the past.
7 Culture Lascaux 2016 in Tokyo Olga opportunity to take a look at those paintings, the tools which were used to create... them as well as the wax figures of Cro-Magnons in Ueno.
Culture Shibuya Halloween Madness 2016 Nadiah Endarwy Snippets of video from the streets of Shibuya at Halloween 2016
Activities Fuji Rock Festival 2016 Jerome Lee Fuji Rock Festival 2016, had its 20th anniversary this year at the Naeba Ski Resort in Yuzawa, Niigata prefecture.