Beauty & Spa A Guide to Sento Mandy Bartok Sento were first seen in Buddhist temples, as places where monks could... the end of the 12th century, sento had grown beyond the confines of the temple
Culture More Than Foxes in Fushimi Arlene Bastion Throngs of people pound the pavements to visit Fushimi Inari, Kyoto, and... Throughout the town, I saw people lining up at springs to fill giant water
Activities A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumi... Caleb Cello People huddle close to keep each other warm, while some would daringly
Culture Niigata Fireworks Festival 2025 Mid Aug making it doubly impactful for the small footprint, with more than 500,000 people... all the difficulties of hosting it in a large metropolis, such as 20 people
Culture Tanabata Festival in Fussa 2025 Aug 8th - Aug 10th Every summer in the western suburbs of Tokyo, the Japanese Tanabata or Star Festival turns sleepy Fussa into a merry place filled with lanterns, people
Culture Guide to Japanese Dance Guillaume Doré The best place to see these dances are shrines and temples, sometimes as... also saw the rise of new genres, such as the musical theatre of the all-female
Transportation After Arriving at Narita Airport, Head to the Skyli... Featured Oshiage (SkyTree area, 47 minutes), Asakusa (location of the famed Sensoji temple... such as the National Museum of Western Art at Ueno Station, Sensoji (temple
Transportation Discover Japan by Campervan Kevin Haase Gas Stations Refueling the car at the next gas station is also quite simple... Many people do their laundry at laundromats in Japan because apartments
