Activities The Japan Hobby Show 2026 Mid Apr Browse for finished products, shop for materials for your own hobby, watch the artists at work, or try your hand at something new...
Transportation Riding the Tram in Nagasaki Sleiman Azizi Riding Nagasaki's trams is very easy. Here are some easy-to-remember tips on doing so.
Activities Tokamachi Snow Festival 2026 Feb 20th - Feb 22nd The Tokamachi Snow Festival has been held annually since 1950, and provides a fun way to enjoy the snow that this region of Japan..
Activities Ojiya Hot Air Balloon Festival 2026 Feb 21st - Feb 22nd Ojiya, in Niigata's snow country, has an annual hot air balloon festival. There's both a hot air balloon competition, as..
Activities Setagaya Plum Blossom Festival 2026 Feb 7th - Mar 1st Hanegi Park, in a residential area of Tokyo's Setagaya ward, is renowned for having over 650 plum trees on its grounds. As a..
Nightlife Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko 2026 Early Mar Snow Machine is a four-day music festival featuring the biggest Australian and Japanese electronic artists.
Culture Asagaya Tanabata Festival 2026 Early - Mid Aug Suginami Ward’s Asagaya neighborhood hosts one of the largest Tanabata Festival displays in Tokyo. Cruise down the covered sho..
Culture Hope is in the Cycle Mike Kato Kokoro no Kintsugi 7 - Amid the "crisis," aging and depleting childbirth, tourism is the industry hailed as the one to save Japan's..