Begonias are popular for their vivid colors such as red, pink and white, as well as their beautiful appearance. These flowering plants are grown in…

In recent years, the Pokémon company has been collaborating with prefectures all over Japan to stimulate tourism in a project that has yielded well over…

With the first apricot and plum blossoms starting to bloom it is obvious that spring is fast approaching; and whilst that means we will soon…

During my December trip to Hokkaido, I had some spare time to go around the city and explore some new places around Sapporo and Chitose.  Cafe-hopping or café meguri カフェ巡り happens…

Whether they’re cracking shells with a stone on their bellies or grooming themselves, sea otters have all kinds of moves that delight humans. Understandably, their…

Fans of Studio Ghibli were overjoyed when it was announced that the beloved animation studio was opening up a theme park that would recreate the…

‘Poke Lids’ (or Pokefuta in Japanese) started as a way to bring more visitors to little-known regions in Japan. Each one of these awesome manhole…

Unless you’ve played a supporting role in The Little Shop of Horrors, chances are you’ve never been swallowed by a giant carnivorous plant, alien or…

Universal Studios Japan has released an official announcement regarding a new attraction, based on the popular series Hunter x Hunter, by Yoshihiro Togashi, coming up this year,…

Hajime Yamauchi 山内創 (@suymuc), director of the 北の大地の水族館（山の水族館）kita no daichi no suizokukan (yama no suizokukan) (Northern Land aquarium [mountain aquarium]) in Hokkaido, regularly shares information…

Daruma dolls like the ones shown below are traditionally sold with the eyeballs unpainted. Those who are setting goals paint one eye to ask for…

Native to Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture, the endangered animal is one of only two native wildcats in Japan — with the other being the…

Many of those who follow pop culture news from Japan will be familiar with the life-sized Gundam, the first which actually moves, unveiled last year…

Katsuō-ji itself is cloaked in the northern mountains that rise from Ōsaka’s Minō district, and it’s one of the oldest temples in Japan to discover…

Japanese musician, photographer and Twitter user あゆ Ayu (@auki999) posted a beautiful photo they took in Ginzan Onsen 銀山温泉, a hot spring resort nested in…