We believe planning a trip to Japan should be fun and stress-free, yes, even in the time of coronavirus (Covid-19). For many of us, the act of trip-pl ...
Juicy, moist, and perfectly grilled, these Kurobuta Pork Chops with Miso Sauce are out of this world. The miso sauce is lightly infused with a secret ...
??????The red and white retro-styled Tozai Megurin is a community bus service around Taito-ku in Tokyo.One of the four routes is convenient for the po ...
???????????The Okazaki Hanabi Festival took place on August 5 in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture this year. Joel Hadley Jr came to watch and this i ...
???Tenryu-ji Temple, in the lush Arashiyama district, is one of Japan\'s most famous and influential Zen temples.Originally, Tenryuji was the opposit ...
???A tanuki is a raccoon dog in Japanese, and in Japanese culture the tanuki has become a symbol of chubby good cheer and fortune (a comparatively rec ...
Yoyogi Station first opened its doors in 1906. Today, the two stations that make up Yoyogi Station serve nearly 100,000 passengers daily. As part of t ...
The Sumida River circuit of the Seven Deities of Good Fortune in Tokyo is the very first of this type of New Year pilgrimages: it was devised in 1804 ...
Kyoto Prefecture is in volume the second sake producing prefecture in Japan (71,286kl or 16.0% - figures 2015) - after Hyogo (28.5%) and before Niigat ...
Done with winter" Get ready for the 2024 sakura season with this year’s up-to-date Japan cherry blossom forecast. Japan 2024 cherry blossom fo ...
Looking through the Lobby of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel at Meiji-Mura. Wright designed precious few hotels. This was going to be a t ...
Did you know that Japan offers a Working Holiday Visa to young individuals of a variety of nationalities, allowing them to stay in Japan for a duratio ...
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If you’ve never traveled to Japan, you can certainly be forgiven for not knowing what to expect – and probably having some misconception ...
?????????????On a rainy evening in late April, we cycled into central Kyoto to watch a performance of Butoh.Yurabe Masami PerfomingIn the words of per ...
In June, the couple that teach me Japanese invited me to join them on a trip Izumo Grand Taisha, the oldest shrine in all of Japan. Few foreigners ven ...
22 Best Places to Go in Nagoya When people decide to choose Japan as their travel destination, it seems like they will choose the famous destination s ...
Hyakunin Isshu, Poem 9hana no iro wautsurinikeri naitazura niwaga mi yo ni furunagame seshi ma ni??????????????????????????????As the color of the che ...
Most travelers to far away foreign lands can tell you stories of songs they never expected to see or hear, in places where few might possibly know wha ...
Want to head up north to Hokkaido for the Autumn leaves this year" The vast nature here, unspoiled by all the concrete and construction of more popula ...
Kyoto can make even the gaudiest winter illuminations classy — it’s got the fanciest festive feels in the Kansai area. If you are still ...
The Japanese people love corn soup. Almost every family style restaurant serves corn soup and many varieties can be found in grocery stores. Co ...
Thick chewy noodles served in soy sauce based dashi broth, this simple Udon Noodle Soup is called Kake Udon in Tokyo and Su Udon in Osaka. READ: Udon ...
Chind?gu ??? (?: rare, ??: tool) is a Japanese art of inventing original devices that might help you with a very concrete purpose. The problem is that ...