Spending New Year 2020 in Tokyo? These Cute Mouse-Themed Sweets Make Great Gifts
Oshōgatsu is coming, Oshōgatsu is coming! What’s that, you ask? It’s the Japanese word for New Year’s, and a special time for Japanese families to…
Sightseeing
Popular “Animal Onsen” at Chikozan Park Children’s Zoo Open Through March 2020
Bathing Japanese Macaques and Capybaras According to the Saitama Shimbun, the popular “Animal Onsen” hot springs at Chikozan Park Children’s Zoo in Sayama City, Saitama…
From fish genitalia to raw horse meat: 5 izakaya foods for adventurous eaters
A lesson from Big Bird A child of the nineties, my first exposure to Japan was the gutsy, gripping, epic, and eye-opening documentary, Big Bird…
The Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum
A hidden gem in Musashi-Koganei Lots of tourists make it to Tokyo’s preeminent historical museum, the Edo Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku. It’s a shame that…
Illumination Guide 2019: The Most Beautiful Winter Lights Across Japan
Many people are excited for the winter holidays and winter illuminations are one of the reasons, too. The shining lights that guide us through the…
A Visit to The Tokyo Kite Museum
The small loft housing more than 3,000 kites in central Tokyo Tako no Hakubutsukan is a museum just east of Tokyo station dedicated to Kites….
Pick up some Christmas cheer at one of Tokyo’s Christmas Markets
Christmas in Japan is one of its own odd little experiences, and as well as strange, it can be quite lonely. Not such a big…
Top Kansai Area Holiday Season Illuminations
Christmas is around the corner and although you would think it’s a national holiday in Japan, it isn’t. Everywhere you go there’s Christmas music playing,…
Viva Square Ice Rink Opens in Umekoji Park in Kyoto
It’s the winter season in Japan and though the autumn leaves have (mostly disappeared) there are still plenty of ways to enjoy your stay. Newly…
Japan Travels: Onsen Pilgrimage and Health Experience Program in Nikko Kinugawa
This week, I had the opportunity to participate in a health experience program during a monitoring tour with KCS Co., Ltd and DMC Kinugawa Onsen…
Chiba Travel: Tokyo Doitsu Mura Winter Illumination 2019-2020
Tokyo’s Country Farm German Village, also known as Tokyo Doitsu Mura (東京ドイツ村) situated in Chiba Prefecture is here again with its 14th edition of Winter…
Japan Travel: Yabusame and a Journey to the Past in Nikko Edo Wonderland
Edo Wonderland or Nikko Edo Mura is situated in Nikko City and represents one of the most popular destinations in Japan due to its idyllic…
Saitama Travel: Winter Illumination in Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park
The Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park is located in Namegawa, Saitama Prefecture, on the Hiki Hills (Hiki Kyuryo) and it covers a large area of…
Make or Break Bonds at the Fate Stone in Gion
Christmas in Japan is more of a couple’s day than a family holiday. It’s not a national holiday and most people have to go to…
What Do Japanese People Think About Tattoos?
Tattoos NG at gyms in Japan Last week, a friend of mine, a 22-year-old undergrad student at Kyoto University of Art and Design, wanted to…