Rolled ice cream has become quite the sensation throughout asia over the past few years. First appearing back in 2009 as a popular street food…

From crispy Kakigori, to creamy Chocolate, and even crunchy crickets, noodles in Japan have been fused with almost every imaginable dish. And yet, once again…

Heart Bread Antique bakery’s cat-shaped Neko Neko Shokupan (“shokupan” is fluffy white bread usually served for breakfast toast in Japanese) is available in chocolate, cheese,…

Situated in the far west of Kyoto, Arashiyama is the second-most famous sightseeing district in the area. Renowned for its majestic and otherworldly towering bamboo…

Home to Toei Studios Kyoto, the Uzumasa district of Kyoto is sometimes referred to as the “Hollywood of Japan”, with the Toei Kyoto Studio Park,…

A peaceful and delightful shrine situated in Fushimi Ward, southern Kyoto, away from the more crowded areas of he city, Jōnangū has beautiful flowers and…

June has arrived, and along with it an unusually early rainy season comes knocking at the door. Source: Sankei Shinbun/Japan Forward/p> Muggy days, alternating between…

Perhaps summer so far in Japan hasn’t worked out exactly how you wanted. But there’s nothing like shaved ice to get you instantly in the…

One of Kyōto’s three most important festivals, the Aoi Matsuri, went ahead at Shimogamo shrine on friday, albeit incredibly scaled back and without the famous…

Golden Week occurs during May in Japan. A period when, by chance, several national holidays happen to fall during the same week, and if you’re…

Japan’s school utility bag Anyone who has lived in Japan or even visited for a while has probably seen young children going to school, all…

Spend a little time living anywhere in Japan, and you will at some point be greeted by the Japanese tradition of gift giving, otherwise known…

Established in 794 by Emperor Kammu, Tōji temple along with Sai-ji temple were the only two temples permitted by the emperor to stand within the…

Talented photographer wasabitool (Twitter, Instagram) takes absolutely gorgeous pictures of landscapes in Japan, and one glance at his latest work will show that these beautiful…

After being commissioned in 1603 as the official Kyoto residence of the first Tokugawa Shōgun, Ieyasu, Nijo Castle continues to symbolise the power and status…