Culture Visiting Oma: Japan's Northernmost Point Shawn Swinger community, visit Oma in the last week of October, when the Oma Cho-maguro Matsuri
Culture Kanra Samurai Festival 2025 Late Mar Though most Japanese towns have their matsuris, few involve getting decked
Culture Saijoji Temple Sandra Isaka If you visit in June, be sure to also see the Ajisai Matsuri in the neighboring
Area Yonago When you arrive in Yonago as I did for the first time your first thought may be, “this shouldn’t be here”. It’s not the capital of the least populated prefecture of Japan but it is bustling...
Accommodation Karasuma Kyoto Hotel Bonson Lam Karasuma Street, the main boulevard heading north from Kyoto Station, and Sanjo... well as JR Kyoto Station and Nara via the subway and Kintetsu line at Sanjo
Culture Wazuka - Japanese Tea Town Simona Zavadckyte Each year, the town holds an annual festival called Chagenkyo Matsuri or
Culture Maruoka Castle Bryan Baier It also takes center stage during the Koshiro Matsuri (Old Castle Festival
Culture Ando Family's Handmade Dolls Bonson Lam In the tradition of Hina Matsuri, or doll festival, the top two dolls on