Japan is a land rich in myths, and the popular saying among the Japanese is that 8 million kami (Shinto…
Clémentine CintréJanuary 6, 2019
Art and nature have always gone hand-in-hand, nature being the inspiration for many artists and their work. When you bring…
Clémentine CintréJanuary 4, 2019
Tadao Ando is an internationally renowned Japanese architect, but his life could have been completely different if not for one…
Joachim DucosJanuary 3, 2019
Japan in Autumn is so amazing, it dazzles the senses. It's not difficult to think about being overwhelmed by the…
Joachim DucosJanuary 1, 2019
Sponsored by the Kinki District Transport Bureau While Japan's traditional alcohol is sake, which has been perfected over centuries, in…
Joachim DucosDecember 31, 2018
Sponsored by Kinki District Transport Bureau Japanese funeral rites have evolved over the centuries. Between the third and seventh centuries,…
Joachim DucosDecember 30, 2018
Sponsored by Kinki District Transport Bureau Though it is not always easy to find real ramen in Western countries, you…
Joachim DucosDecember 29, 2018
Sponsored by Okayama City When most people think of contemporary art museums they imagine prestigious institutions in capital cities. Consider…
Andrew DeckDecember 22, 2018
Sponsored by Okayama City The shrines of Japan are surprisingly diverse. While these scared grounds may all share a familiar…
Andrew DeckDecember 21, 2018
Sponsored by Okayama City Located along the southeastern edge of the Chugoku region, Okayama City is most famous for its…
Andrew DeckDecember 20, 2018
Sponsored by Okayama City While Japan’s cherry blossom season has attained world renown, its fall foliage is at times just…
Andrew DeckDecember 19, 2018
Okayama City is full of sightseeing destinations if you’re looking to take in Japan’s famous fall scenery. The yellows, oranges…
Andrew DeckDecember 19, 2018
Sponsored by Toyama Prefecture Toyama Prefecture has an unusual geographic feature of having the seashore and the mountains separated by…
Joachim DucosDecember 16, 2018
Sponsored by Toyama Prefecture Toyama Prefecture is particularly famous for its gigantic bay where it is possible to admire the sea…
Joachim DucosDecember 15, 2018
Located in the Japanese mountains dividing Toyama and Gifu prefectures, the two villages preserve traditional Japanese architecture, which is very…
Joachim DucosDecember 14, 2018
The samurai were once Japan’s most powerful social caste. These feudal warriors have since been mythologized in everything from Hollywood…
Andrew DeckDecember 9, 2018
Sponsored by Shikoku District Transport Bureau A trip to Shikoku - the smallest of the four Japanese archipelago islands -…
Marion PontDecember 8, 2018
Life in rural Japan is far removed from the mass of humanity you’ll find in a metropolis like Tokyo or…
Andrew DeckDecember 6, 2018
Sponsored by Shinshu-Iiyama Tourism Bureau It seemed like a simple question: where could I go to catch Shinshu Salmon? As one…
Todd FongDecember 3, 2018
Sponsored by Reconstruction Agency The journey to Sukayu Onsen in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture is like a trip directly into the…
Johanna ChristophDecember 2, 2018
Sponsored by Reconstruction Agency If you travel through Japan, you often experience moments in which you are seeing such beautiful…
Johanna ChristophDecember 1, 2018
Sponsored by Shiga Prefecture Otsu City in Shiga Prefecture is not well known to tourists although it is only 10 minutes…
Joachim DucosNovember 29, 2018
Sponsored by Shiga Prefecture Everyone knows Kyoto and the beautiful temples that can be found there on every street corner.…
Joachim DucosNovember 28, 2018
Sponsored by Shinshu-Iiyama Tourism Bureau Ascent to Kosuge Shrine The cedar trees were impossibly straight, like huge iron pipes driven into…
Todd FongNovember 27, 2018
Sponsored by Reconstruction Agency A health resort (Kurort in German) is usually regarded as a place of physical cleansing and…
Johanna ChristophNovember 25, 2018
Standing under the yellow canopy of beech trees on the Shin-etsu Trail as I lifted my camera to my eye,…
Todd FongNovember 23, 2018
Sponsored by Daisen Town. Rising up above the Sea of Japan in Tottori Prefecture, Mt Daisen is a sacred mountain…
Marion PontNovember 21, 2018
