Culture 2026 Grand Sumo Tournaments Veronica Carnevale Every year, the Japan Sumo Association hosts six Grand Sumo Tournaments, or honbasho, and each competition lasts 15 days. Tokyo..
Planning Where to Exchange Money in Japan Tom Roseveare The Japanese landscape for payments has transformed in the last decade to keep pace with the revolution in digital and contactless..
Culture Yuranza Sébastien Duval Beyond world-class cuisines and arctic-to-jungle landscapes, journeying in Japan is also about wholehearted people, vibrant pe..
Culture Towada City Spring Festival 2026 Early Apr - Early May When Kanchogai Street's cherry trees are looking their best, the annual Towada City Spring Festival takes place. Along with..
Transportation Seishun 18 Kippu: Japan's Cheap Nationwide Train Ti... Veronica Carnevale The Seishun 18 Kippu (Seishun Juhachi Kippu), which translates roughly to Youthful 18 Ticket, offers five days of unlimited nationwide..
Culture January Grand Sumo Tournament (Tokyo) 2026 Jan 11th - Jan 25th Japan's six-tournament sumo season starts in mid-January with the January Grand Sumo Tournament.
Food Strawberry Picking at Tsukuihama Tourist Farm 2026 Jan 1st - May 5th From January 1 to May 5, Tsukuihama Tourist Farm in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture is offering 30-minute, all-you-can-eat straw..
Culture Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival 2026 Late Mar Running for half a century as of 2024, the Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival takes place along a two-kilometer stretch of Tokiwadaira..