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…
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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….
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…
New Bubbly Cute Fruit And Animal 3D-Art Glass Cafe Opens Up In Tokyo
Creative glass and cup designer Goodglas Japan has found a lot of success with their 3D-Art glassware lineup, which uses handmade blown double glass walls…
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…
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…
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…