Food Guide to Japanese Table Manners Maren Pauli Before starting your meal At the beginning of your meal or when you sit... chopsticks, or o-hashi Although Western-style meals here are eaten with forks
Culture Sanjusangendo Temple Anonymous goddess Kannon, to whom the temple was dedicated, can take 33 different forms... goddess Kannon inside:1000 life-size statues and one large 3.4-meter high statue
Activities Haru Ranman Festa at Sanuki Mannou Park Kim Bergström Spring at Kagawa's Sanuki Mannou park is a real feast for the eyes, with a wide variety of different blooms to enjoy.
Shopping Tsutaya Daikanyama Kim Bergström so there's something available for everyone, even if you don't read... 8% sales tax on purchases over 5,401 yen for non-residents, which can equate
Activities Shimizu Park Sakura Festival 2026 Mid Mar - Early Apr The Shimizu Park Sakura Festival is a real celebration of spring, with around 2000 cherry trees covering 50 varieties to enjoy.
Culture Bunny Shrine in Sendai Justin Velgus The real reason would be because Date Masamune was born in the year of... are several rabbit images including pictures, wooden votive tablets, a statue
Akita: Nature and Akita Inu Veronica Carnevale The statue is an ode to a local legend about a beautiful woman named Tatsuko... At first glance, these towering, hunched forms look like creatures trekking
8 Activities Yamanashi’s Mount Takagawa Steve Morton Mount Takagawa in eastern Yamanashi Prefecture provides an easy but great escape... Mount Fuji, the other impressive views of the surrounding peaks which form