Kobe Animal Kingdom
For anyone who likes birds, plants and animals, but really isn't into the whole dirty and bug infested wilderness thing,...[ Click to read more ]
Shorter Days + Cooler Weather = Momijigari
Oct 25, 2016 By Justin Hanus
There is only a relatively small band of latitudes across planet earth where the chlorophyll in the leaves of deciduous...[ Click to read more ]
It’s Fall in Japan; Time to get Nutty about Chestnuts
Oct 24, 2016 By Justin Hanus
For many folks autumn in Japan means chestnuts. Asia is known as both the largest producer and the largest consumer...[ Click to read more ]
If It is Important in Japan There’s a Mascot
Oct 24, 2016 By Justin Hanus
In their original incarnation, mascots were intended to provide luck; and so you found them most often with military units,...[ Click to read more ]
Hungry in Hiroshima?
Oct 21, 2016 By Jade Brischke
Feeling hungry? Well look no further than the annual Hiroshima Food Festival. It’s held every year in October and with...[ Click to read more ]
Nagoya Players Theater: Jukebox Paradise
Oct 21, 2016 By Ray Proper
Jukebox Paradise Set in a teen malt shop in Hilo, Hawaii during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Phil and...[ Click to read more ]
Family Fun in Tokyo at Yomiuri Land Amusement Park
Oct 20, 2016 By Bert Wishart
While the sprawling Disney resort is the most famous amusement park in the Tokyo area it is by no means...[ Click to read more ]
Lake Biwa – Take a Day trip, or Longer, to Japan’s Great Lake
Oct 20, 2016 By Bert Wishart
Lake Biwa (琵琶湖 or Biwa-ko) in Shiga Prefecture is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, and thanks to it being...[ Click to read more ]
Hiroshima From a New Perspective: The Orizuru Tower
Oct 20, 2016 By Jade Brischke
Tokyo has Tokyo Tower and the popular Skytree, Osaka has the Umeda Sky Building but what about Hiroshima? Say hello to...[ Click to read more ]
Family Fun at Little World Museum of Man
Oct 17, 2016 By Bert Wishart
Have you ever wanted to take the kids to Italy for the day? How about showing them the cultures of...[ Click to read more ]
