Food Starbucks Japan Unveils a Fun Hinamatsuri Treat Kim Bergström Feb 24, 2026 To mark the arrival of spring and celebrate Japan's traditional Dolls' Festival, Starbucks Coffee Japan is releasing a limited-time Hinamatsuri-inspired
Culture Awa Odori David Cooper Awa Odori is the name of Tokushima's very own street dancing festival, a joyful spectacle and a must-see for visitors to this corner of Shikoku.
Culture Princess Road Procession 2027 Late Mar As festivals go in Japan, this is a very new one – only sixty years old... Located in the town of Kiga, the festival is about a forty-minute bus ride
8 Culture Golden Week in Yamashita Park Shinya Ota At Akarenga Park, Fruhlingsfest, a German Spring festival,was held until... But it is nice to enjoy the holiday with a festive mood under the beautiful
Culture Future Shorts at Hub Kyoto Benjamin Stock A quarterly international film festival screened at the Kyoto HUB Candidate location.
Culture See the Historic City of Sawara Joe Peters If you are visiting Japan in May or June, see the Ayame Festival, which... summer (mid-July) and autumn (mid-October) can enjoy the Sawara-no-Taisai Festival
Camping Site near Kappa-bashi Tomoko Kamishima Kamikochi's Konashidaira Camp Site, only a 5-minute-walk from Kappa-bashi Bridge, sits on calm flat land surrounded by crabapples and pinetrees.
Culture The Flow of Time Elysse Hurtado Every year thousands of people visit the Itako Iris Festival to take in the romantic scenery and gorgeous flowers.