When rainy season finally ends and the nights are hot and steamy, there is nothing better to do on a...[ Click to read more ]
With the sun beating down and the humidity at almost 100%, summer in Hiroshima can be almost unbearable for those...[ Click to read more ]
The idea of international "sister cities" began in 1947 as a way to promote friendship and cross-cultural understanding after World...[ Click to read more ]
There has always been something seductive about waterfalls. There is the metronomic sound of the water tumbling into basin pools...[ Click to read more ]
It's summer. It's hot. And for many that means only one thing - beer gardens. The summertime treat, however, does...[ Click to read more ]
Being an island nation, lighthouses are an important feature of the Japanese landscape. The history of Japan's lighthouses meanders back...[ Click to read more ]
Sometimes, when living in the capital, it can be easy to get wrapped up in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of globalization....[ Click to read more ]
[caption id="attachment_32986" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Grape Picking in Okazaki[/caption] Fruit picking is a popular family activity in Japan, and farms across...[ Click to read more ]
The festival of Obon, a buddhist celebration of ancestors, is celebrated across Japan from the 13th-15th of August (excepting some...[ Click to read more ]
During the Edo era the Tokkaido and the Nakasendo roads were the two main routes that connected the new capital...[ Click to read more ]