Fireworks Festivals in Tokyo
Jun 17, 2019 By Jason Gatewood
Fireworks and summer festivals are arguably the best part of summertime in Japan, with days spent wearing yukata and jinbei traditional clothing while munching street food and nights spent outside...[ Click to read more ]
Nagoya Summer Fireworks Festivals – Hanabi 2019
Jun 17, 2019 By Bert Wishart
For Brits like myself, fireworks displays conjure up memories of cold winter nights, huddling round bonfires and oohing and ahhing as both your breath and extremities freeze. While this is...[ Click to read more ]
Cool Biz – What is it, and Where Can You Get It?
May 29, 2019 By Bert Wishart
The summer has felt upon us for some time now, with the thermostat rising as quickly as the humidity, and although officially the season does not begin until June 22,...[ Click to read more ]
Suikawari: A Cracking Good Summer Sport
May 28, 2019 By Justin Hanus
There are so many things you can do for fun at the beach on a hot summer day. Swim in the surf, play volleyball, build a sandcastle, relax on a...[ Click to read more ]
Sakushima, Aichi’s Art Island
May 17, 2019 By Bert Wishart
Sakushima is a small island in the sparkling Mikawa bay to the east of Nagoya which, together with Himakajima and Shinojima, makes up the Aichi Archipelago. Small it may be,...[ Click to read more ]
Understanding Japan: What is Obon?
Jul 30, 2018 By Bert Wishart
For many foreigners working in Japan, Obon is a great time, as most companies close for a bit of a summer holiday; it gives us a chance to hit the...[ Click to read more ]
Getting to Know You: Nagoya’s Endoji Street
Jul 30, 2018 By Bert Wishart
For so long the area of Osu has been considered Nagoya's district of cool, but for those in the know, it is Endoji, a stone's throw from Meieki, that is...[ Click to read more ]
Aomori Prefecture’s Nebuta Festival
Jul 30, 2018 By Bert Wishart
Throughout July and August there are festivals all over Japan celebrating all manner of things - from the literal star-crossed lovers of Tanabata to the returning of deceased ancestors at...[ Click to read more ]
Tokyo’s rise of the premium BBQ sites
Jul 27, 2018 By Jason Gatewood
As long as we have known fire, we’ve also known barbecue. Most of humanity would agree that there’s nothing beating a few pieces of meat and/or veg on the grill,...[ Click to read more ]
Bon Odori Dancing Festivals in Tokyo
Jul 27, 2018 By Jason Gatewood
Obon is an annual event where Buddhists and Confucians celebrate their ancestors. Buddhists and many Japanese people in general believe that every year during Obon their ancestor's spirits will return...[ Click to read more ]
