Activities New Year's Resolutions, Japan-style Kim Bergström With a new year comes the feeling of a fresh start, and many people use this as an opportunity to set some goals or resolutions for the coming 12 months
Culture Echigo-Yuzawano no Omatsuri Gaurav Raja Dahal Yuzawa Station, I was already able to see that there were huge crowds of people... One of the people who was watching the dancing informed us that some choreography
Accommodation Luxury Resorts and Hot Spring Experiences in Setouchi Featured Though you will certainly be tempted to stay inside the luxurious rooms... has Japan’s last remaining traditional lighthouse, numerous shrines and temples
Culture Awashima Jinja Shrine Erika Arceo dolls are scattered around the area which makes it a no-go place for people... women where they offer an anzan for safe birth, fujino for healing of a female
Activities Autumn in Ikeda Town Featured anywhere is the 30-meter-tall ginkgo tree that stands in front of Ikeda’s temple... More than 40,000 people visit Ikeda each autumn to take in the wonder.
Activities Sumo-Wrestling Training Session Jerome Lee As with regular sumo tournaments, the goal here is to either topple your... water from a tank, using the ladle that's found in front of Shinto temples
Park6 Sherilyn Siy A new concept of work space appealing to business people who seek a relaxing place that blurs the boundary between productivity and taking a break.
Culture Pottery at the Sendai City Museum Elena Lisina Simple shapes characterise Sendai's famous Tsutsmi-Yaki pottery, so... Besides simple shapes, the main features of Tsutsumi-Yaki is its glazed