Nagoya Auto Festival
Jun 10, 2017 By
If you are interested in cars, you may want to check out Nagoya Auto Festival, featuring newer, highly customized vehicles. There will be no shortage of interesting vehicles to peruse, as well as other attractions such as special guests, performances, and a food court. Nagoya Auto Festival 2017 This is a relatively...[ Click to read more ]
Sanno Matsuri, One of Tokyo’s Three Most Important Festivals
May 30, 2017 By Bert Wishart
When it comes to festivals (matsuri), nothing can quite beat Japan in the summer. Pretty much every town and city will have one, and Tokyo, being the cultural (and pretty much geographical) epicenter of the country, has more than its fair share. One of the capital's three most important matsuri...[ Click to read more ]
Toukasan Festival: Hiroshima’s Official Start of Summer
May 23, 2017 By Jade Brischke
Toukasan (とうかさん) is not only the biggest festival in Hiroshima, but also one of the oldest of the summer festivals in the whole of Japan. Dating back some 400 years, the three-day festival is the event the highlights the fact that summer has officially begun. Held every June on the...[ Click to read more ]
The Meanings of Osaka’s One Million Candles Night
By Justin Hanus
For two hours on Wednesday night June 7 all of the lights in the Umeda district of downtown Osaka will be switched off. Umeda is the city's principle commercial core, noted for its skyscraper canyons and general hustle and bustle. It is not a place accustomed to being thrown into...[ Click to read more ]
Cool Down with Shaved Ice This Summer
By Justin Hanus
If it is summer in Japan it is time for kakigori. Kakigori is the nation's traditional hot weather treat - a mound of shaved ice sweetened with condensed milk and flavored with fruit or syrups. You can get your kakigori fix just about anywhere - in coffee shops, restaurants, at...[ Click to read more ]
Japan Alps Art Festival 2017
May 19, 2017 By Bert Wishart
While the area is famous for hiking in summer and skiing in winter, when one thinks of the mountanous prefecture of Nagano, art isn't exactly the first thing that springs to mind. However, this preconception may be about to change. Up in the northwest of the prefecture, from early June to...[ Click to read more ]
Summer Nights With Tokyo’s Magical Fireflies
By Bert Wishart
There are four key ways that you can tell that summer on its way in Japan. The top three are obvious: the convenience stores replacing nikuman with cold ramen; cool biz mercifully replacing suits and ties in the office, and everyone is saying "atsui ne!" every thirty seconds. But the fourth one?...[ Click to read more ]
Nagoya Latino American Festival in Sakae
Apr 18, 2017 By Ray Proper
Festival Latino Americano Nagoya is the place to be in Nagoya! Come to Sakae and see live Latin music, Salsa dancers, Flamenco, Tango, Artistic shows and performances, and of course delicious Latin American food & drink! If you can’t find good Mexican food here, it is surely impossible in Japan. See...[ Click to read more ]
Tokyo International Art Fair
Apr 16, 2017 By Admin
The Tokyo International Art Fair is the first commercial fair of Japan to establish an international network for Collectors to connect and engage with the Artists directly - commission free. With talented exhibitors coming from all over Europe, also UK, US, Australia, and local Asian artists. You can look forward...[ Click to read more ]
Live Action Ninja Show in Osaka
Mar 28, 2017 By
A ninja was a covert agent in feudal Japan who engaged in espionage, sabotage, infiltration, assassination and guerrilla warfare on a mercenary basis. Their methods were, irregular, and as a result they were considered "beneath" the samurai ruling class, whose strict rules of honor and regimented style combat were in direct...[ Click to read more ]
