Planning The COVID Jab in Japan Serena Ogawa Jul 1, 2021 Vaccinations are beginning across the country!
Culture Kitsumoto Jinja - The "Mandarin" Shrine Alena Eckelmann The Shinto God of Mandarins is worshipped at Kitsumoto Shrine located in Kainan City.
Accommodation The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen Linka Wade back to the days when samurai would come to recover from battle in the... Visiting this little town is truly like taking a step back in time – the
Culture The Road to Hagi Yaki Featured By firing the pottery and slowly lowering the heat, the glaze shrinks more... than the clay and the kannyu are formed.
Culture The Allure of Letters and the Beauty of Calligraphy... Nov 20th - Dec 25th 2020 Past Event A special exhibition at the Yamato Bunkakan in Nara looks at the works of Nobutada Konoe (1565 – 1614), Hon'ami Koetsu (1558 - 1637), and Shokado Shojo
6 Activities The Nakasendō: A Journey Through History Alessio Pompeo This article discusses a historic route that connected Kyoto to Edo (present-day Tokyo): the Nakasendō
Activities Survive the Urban Legend Asakusa Chanyse Lim You have probably heard of must see attractions in the area such as the... We then received a newspaper article introducing the background stories
Culture The Migawari-Zaru of Naramachi Fiona Yoshitake Take a ramble through the old streets of Naramachi and see if you can spot some Migawari-zaru, a well preserved tradition of yesteryear.