Step into A Japanese Fairy-tale: The Inaho Fox Wedding
Tucked away in the often-overlooked prefecture of Yamaguchi is a small city known as Kudamatsu. Often ranking amongst the top comfortable cities to live in…
Sightseeing
Okunoin – Cemetery of The Undead
Okunoin is Japan’s largest cemetery, and although the grounds itself contains over 200,000 graves, according to legend, there are no real dead at the resting…
Japanese Hotel Chain to Debut Pokemon Themed Rooms in Tokyo and Kyoto This Month
With the Olympics coming up, those in the Japanese tourist industry are ramping up efforts to convince visitors to use their facilities when staying in…
Japan’s New Kitty Hotel And Cafe Hybrid Gives Guests Constant View Of Cats
Japanese cat cafe and animal rescue company Neco Republic is always looking for creative ways to find forever homes for rescue cats. In the past…
Take Home A Bit of Japanese Nightlife Nostalgia with LED Snack Bar Sign Magnets
The sunakku: Japan’s nostalgic “snack bars” Ah, the Japanese sunakku スナック A fixture of Japanese nightlife for over half a century, these cozy little drinking…
The Best Temples in Kyoto to Experience Zen Meditation
As someone who has been interested in Asian philosophy and Buddhism for many years now, I’ve tried out a few kinds of meditation here and…
Top places to visit in Odaiba, where the future is intertwined with the past
Odaiba is a unique place with many attractions, retro places, malls and a wonderful beach where you can relax while drinking a beer at night…
Famous Figures of the world and unique experiences at Japan’s wax museum Madame Tussauds
In case you are planning on visiting Tokyo, but you’re still wondering what part of it you should explore or you only have a short…
Tokyo Disneyland Unveils New Details For Massive 2020 Expansion
Yesterday, the Oriental Land Company revealed new details and concept art regarding the 75 billion yen expansions coming to Tokyo Disneyland’s Fantasyland, Toontown and Tomorrowland….
20,000 Bamboo Lanterns Light Up This Charming Japanese Castle Town Once A Year
The Chikuraku Festival A festival born out of necessity 20 years ago, residents of the city of Taketa 竹田 in Oita Prefecture came up with…
We Visit Tokyo’s New Vegan Convenience Store to Vedge Out on Vegan Goodness
Vegans visiting or living in Japan will tell you that mealtimes can pretty tricky! Japanese food almost always contains traces of meat, dairy, eggs, and…
Step into the breathtaking digital world of teamLAB Borderless in Tokyo Japan
One of the major spots and attractions in the Tokyo Bay area is represented by teamLAB’s Museum, Borderless, which opened in 2018 on the 2nd…
Harajuku Station to be demolished after 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Anyone who’s ever visited Harajuku for the Instagrammable rainbow-colored cotton candy, or the eccentric fashion displays in Takeshita Street will have passed through the iconic…
Dazaifu Tenmangu: A shrine dedicated to education
Dazaifu Tenmangu: A shrine dedicated to education Becoming a great scholar is somewhat of a tricky thing to do nowadays. Back in the times of…
Traveling to Kyoto? Go to Studio Kokoro for a Traditional Japanese Transformation
Japan has many wonderful places to visit. Among them, Kyoto has become the image of Japan in the eyes of many people. Therefore, many foreigners…