Activities Undiscovered Japan Top Tour Poll Rufus Starbuck 13 regions of Japan involved with the Undiscovered Japan initiative have submitted a 2 day 1 night tour that showcases the be...
Japan Sees Record Visitors in 2015 Mandy Bartok Japan sees a record number of tourists in 2015, nearly topping 20 million.
Food Hilton Tokyo Goes Choc-Mint Crazy Kim Bergström The Hilton Tokyo have jumped on the summer choc-mint bandwagon. They're hosting a tea party event inspired by Alice in Wonder...
JTB to Offer "Ingress" Tohoku Tours Justin Velgus Travel agency JTB will be offering unique "Ingress" tours on June 20th for the XM Anomaly Primary: Sendai/Tohoku Japan event....
Food Harry Potter Cafe Pop-ups in Tokyo and Nagoya Kim Bergström Muggles rejoice! To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, two Harry Potter ...
Culture Shizuoka Street Performance Festa! Peter Sidell For four days at the start of November, Shizuoka in central Japan plays host to an exuberant festival of street performance.
Culture Kumamoto Castle Restoration Update Yui Yamaguchi Kumamoto City Government is planning to complete reconstruction of the outside of the castle tower by March 2021. It will be ...
Transportation Japan Rail Pass Prices Set to Increase Kim Bergström Japan Railways recently announced that price increases for JR Rail Passes will be implemented as of October 2023.
Food Donald Duck Cafe Comes to Japan Kim Bergström For a limited time starting this May, Donald Duck themed pop-up cafe events will be taking place in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.
Japan Features on Wanderlust's Readers Choice Awards Kim Bergström The UK-based Wanderlust magazine was first printed in 1993, and they conduct an annual survey where they ask their reader bas...
1,200th Anniversary at Koyasan Tom Roseveare Mount Koyasan commemorates its 1,200-year anniversary since being founded as a Buddhist training monastery, with a special 50...
The Grand World of Ukiyoe Prints [Closed] Bryan Baier Free to Foreign Visitor's "The Grand World of Ukiyoe Prints" Exhibition
Alternative Tourism in Minamisanriku Justin Velgus Minamisanriku. Miyagi Prefecture has taken a bold iniative to focus on less mainstream forms of tourism to attract both Japan...
Culture Kishiwada Danjiri Festival 2016 Bonson Lam The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival was first held in 1703 by the daimyo of Kishiwada city, and it celebrates local culture as wel...
Planning Tokyo Trending with TripAdvisor for 2024 Kim Bergström Tokyo recently received first place honors on TripAdvisor's Trending Destinations list for 2024.
