Culture Guide to Japanese Dance Guillaume Doré The best place to see bon odori and other folk dances are at festivals (matsuri
Culture Best of Kyoto in Three Days Bonson Lam horseback, and you can still see this at special festivals, like the Aoi Matsuri
Accommodation Ochanomizu Hotel – Shoryukan Serena Ogawa of the local favorites, including Japanese curry or visit Yabusoba or Matsuya
Explore Niigata Using the JR EAST PASS Featured Zen-like interiors with swings, pebbled paths, and mature trees offer shade... The last leg of our three-day trip is the area of Tsubame-sanjo
Food Japan’s Local Cuisines Featured UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy), or visit during January’s Kandara Matsuri
Planning The Five Prefectures of Chugoku Sleiman Azizi Shinji is home to one of Japan's twelve remaining original castles in Matsue
Culture Celebrating the New Year in Japan Elena Lisina style of celebrating Christmas with all its traditions — Christmas trees, Santa