Tourists are defacing Kyoto’s beautiful bamboo grove. Many of Japan’s popular and sought out tourist spots are enhanced by the nature around them, and thus…

Hello Kitty Bullet Train (Shinkansen) Japan’s bullet trains, also known as shinkansen, continue to delight foreign tourists with their convenience and comfort. Albeit less frequently…

If you stray away from Takeshita Street and Omotesando you may find a dessert so perfectly formed you’ll think you’ve strolled into a fairytale. One…

Thrill-seekers in Japan clear your calendar, from mid-July this year entrance to the super popular theme park Fuji Q Highland is becoming free. Probably Japan’s…

A contender for the title of most luxurious train in the world In the world of luxury train transportation, the first name that may come…

Both Korea and Japan have their own take on the shaved ice dessert and both use similar ingredients to create their respective treats. Ice is…

Nara Park’s famous deer might have overstuffed themselves during Japan’s Golden Week. While thousands of tourists from within Japan and around the world flock to…

Harajuku is fashion paradise with all the apparel and accessory stores that a teenage girl could wish for. Any self-respecting Japanese fashion enthusiast must make…

Green tea lattes, desserts, snacks… Japan is matcha crazy and they don’t care who knows it. In Tokyo there’s even a gelato shop which offers…

Beautiful nighttime photography of cherry blossoms in Hirosaki Park. The end of sakura season in Japan typically means saying goodbye to the slew of seasonal…

Numbers of foreign visitors to Japan have been skyrocketing recently and naturally Tokyo is getting a lot of the tourism. With that in mind, it’s…

The Studio Ghibli Park will open in 2022, and feature attractions from My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Howl’s Moving Castle. Fans…

Reopening of the Edo-Tokyo Museum Celebrating its reopening after a six-month closure, the Edo-Tokyo Museum held a spectacular series of events from April 1 to…

Summer in Japan is all about the festivals. Warm evenings of traditional performances, fireworks, festival food and a 1500 strong Pikachu invasion. Okay maybe that…

‘Hey world! This is Japan’s shiba inu!’ This photographer’s rallying cry was heard all over the Twittersphere as she uploaded the photos of her dog…