Overview * Nijo Castle × NAKED: A Japanese Summer Festival of Art and Light * Event Period: July 25 (Fri) – August 24 (Sun), 2025 * Play, eat, and dance—create unforgettable memories with your family ...

As a parent who has explored Kyoto with my child, I can attest to the city's appeal for families. Despite its reputation as a hub of history and culture, Kyoto is a destination that caters to all ages ...

Teriyaki sauce, which originated in Japan, is popular in the United States and many other foreign countries. The combination of fragrant soy sauce and thick mirin, a sweet rice wine, is exquisite. It ...

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan is located in the mountains of Hayakawa-cho in western Yamanashi Prefecture in the Chubu Region. It's about three and a half hours from Tokyo by car. Incidentally, ...

In Japan, you'll see pretty flowers begin to bloom around February, in the midst of the cold of winter. Depending on the season, they could be either plum, peach, or cherry blossoms. However, it can ...

In recent years the deliciousness of Japanese fruit has been attracting attention overseas. Among the sought-after fruits, melons have gained popularity as a high-class fruit. Various kinds of melons ...

Ningyo joruri is a traditional Japanese performance art that uses puppets, each operated by three people, to perform a variety of different plays and stories. This art form is also known as bunraku ...

Yamagata is home to numerous tourist attractions like Ginzan Onsen and Yamadera Temple, and with Yonezawa beef and exceptional local rice and sake, why not plan a trip to northern Japan? Now, “wagyu” ...

米沢牛（よねざわぎゅう）とは、米沢市がある 山形県 置賜（おきたま）エリアで生産されるブランド牛です。置賜エリアは山に囲まれた盆地で、猛暑の夏と極寒の冬が特徴の土地です。そんな豊かな 自然 のなかで麦やトウモロコシなどを独自に配合した肥料で育てられたのが米沢牛です ...

There's a lot to admire about traditional Japanese clothing: exquisite kimono, colorful yukata, boldly designed happi, and simple, but dignified hakama are all celebrated garments originating from ...

Okayu and zosui are both kinds of rice dishes made by boiling rice with water or soup until it becomes soft. They are made without oil, so they are easily digested and do not put a burden on your ...

If you think of alcohol and Japan, then the first thing that springs to mind is sake – but there are other alcoholic drinks too, one of which comes from the island of Okinawa! Awamori is an alcoholic ...