Culture Blades of Shinanomachi Nathan Eden I visited a knife and blade maker in Shinanomachi to see how he forges his traditional craft's products. It was both fascinating..
Culture Nippo Coast Rock Oyster Festival 2026 Early May - Late Aug The Nippo Coast Rock Oyster Festival celebrates this revered local delicacy, with several different restaurants in Saiki City, Nobeoka..
Culture Pinwheels at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine 2026 May 24th - Jun 30th The wind chimes at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine are known far and wide, but for the month before the illustrious wind chime event, you..
Activities Lavender Season at the Tambara Lavender Park 2026 Late Jun - Late Aug Japan's most well-known summertime lavender fields are likely to be those at Furano in Hokkaido, but there are numerous other..
Culture Saitama City's Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum Elizabeth S Iwatsuki Ward in Saitama City is famed for generations of doll artisans and showrooms full of dolls of all kinds and their acc..
Culture Hino City - Museums & Galleries Sleiman Azizi As a bedroom community for central Tokyo, Hino City surprises with its Shinsengumi samurai police force heritagey. This small city..
Food How Sake is Made Yoshi Hirasawa As sake is made from rice, local rice producers are finding a new acquirer. Therefore the brewery is actively increasing the local..