H&R Group Blog

Ise Ebi Matsuri (Lobster Festival)

May 29, 2018 By Bert Wishart

For much of the world, there is little more decadent than dining out on lobster. However, here in Japan, lobster...[ Click to read more ]

Getting Up Close and Personal at Nagoya’s Sumo Stables

May 29, 2018 By Bert Wishart

The sumo season centers around six fifteen-day major competitions, or 'honbasho', throughout the year, with three events held in Tokyo...[ Click to read more ]

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Getting Away in Japan: Kanagawa

May 29, 2018 By Bert Wishart

Though Kanagawa Prefecture is often dismissed as 'that bit next to Tokyo', you shouldn't let its relatively small stature when...[ Click to read more ]

Rice Planting Events in Hiroshima

May 29, 2018 By Matt Mangham

I always recommend venturing out of the city if you can. Rural Hiroshima Prefecture is a knockout, and this is...[ Click to read more ]

Hiroshima’s Toukasan Festival

May 29, 2018 By Matt Mangham

For four hundred years, Hiroshima’s Toukasan festival has marked the arrival of summer for locals. Stretching over three days on...[ Click to read more ]

Leave Your Mobile Battery Behind with Charge-Spot

May 29, 2018 By Jason Gatewood

Back in the days of flip phones, Japan what noted for having some seriously nice phones that could do almost...[ Click to read more ]

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Recycle Centers in Nagoya Tenpaku Ward

May 23, 2018 By Admin

Recycle Center (AOKI Supermarket Ueda) / (アオキスーパー植田店) Telephone:      052-808-2101 Address:          2-701 Uedaminami, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya (map link) Parking...[ Click to read more ]

Recycle Centers in Nagoya Nishi Ward

May 23, 2018 By Admin

Recycle Center (Yoshizuya Nagoya Meusei) / (ヨシヅヤ名古屋名西店) Telephone:   052-528-4811 Address:    2-33-8 Meisei, Nishi-ku, Nagoya (map link) East side in parking area of Yoshizuya Open...[ Click to read more ]

Recycle Centers in Nagoya Showa Ward

May 23, 2018 By Admin

Recycle Center (Nagoya TV Yagoto Housing) / (メーテレ八事ハウジング) Telephone:      052-832-3968 Address:          16 Yagotohonmachi, Showa-ku, Nagoya (map link)...[ Click to read more ]

The Best Parks in Kobe

May 23, 2018 By Justin Hanus

Kobe is not short of green spaces offering residents and tourists the chance to get out and soak up the...[ Click to read more ]

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