There’s Nothing Like a Japanese Spring
We’ve been beckoning it for months. For warmth, for beauty, for the city to turn to laughter. We anxiously anticipate the change, yet its eventual …
We’ve been beckoning it for months. For warmth, for beauty, for the city to turn to laughter. We anxiously anticipate the change, yet its eventual …
Every year for the past three years I have written something on this day. I have talked a lot about the ongoing situation in Tohoku …
There are certain things that are on most travellers’ checklists when they visit Japan: eating sushi, visiting hot springs, watching sumo, to name a few. …
Do you remember the Japanese public Wi-Fi service I told you about? For less than $5 a month and available at more than 60,000 urban …
The first Sunday in April marks the celebration of the Shinto fertility festival, the Kanamara Matsuri or the “Festival of the Steel Phallus.” Known colloquially …
The Shimokita Tengu Matsuri (しもきた天狗まつり) or Long Red-nosed Goblins Festival is held over three days each year in late January/early February. The event is held …
If you’re only going to do one thing this winter in Japan, you have to experience the Sapporo Yuki Matsuri or Sapporo Snow Festival in …
If you’re heading to Hokkaido this winter, spend a couple of hours at a festival that can only be described as fantastical. The Sounkyo Hyoubaku …
What better way to celebrate Chinese New Year in Japan than at Yokohama’s Chinatown. The streets alive with a festive atmosphere, drop in for all-you-can-eat …