Eating mamemaki during Setsubun is a well-known Japanese custom, but for those from Kansai ehoumaki is preffered to welcome the…
Maria PeñascalFebruary 4, 2025
Welcome to the latest installment of Voyapon’s new (ish) series where we share some of the best under-the-radar events happening…
Paul McInnesFebruary 3, 2025
I’m hurtling towards Toyama on the Hokuriku Shinkansen reaching a speed of nearly 180 km an hour. I’m on my…
Paul McInnesJanuary 30, 2025
Welcome to the latest installment of Voyapon’s new (ish) series where we share some of the best under-the-radar events happening…
Paul McInnesDecember 29, 2024
Welcome to the latest installment of Voyapon’s new (ish) series where we share some of the best under-the-radar events happening…
Paul McInnesNovember 29, 2024
Less than 3 hours from Tokyo, the sleek red Akita Shinkansen zips by snow-covered forests to Semboku City. Here, you…
Ariel LeeMarch 8, 2023
One of Japan’s most impressive night illumination festivals is held in the Kansai region: Kobe Luminarie (神戸ルミナリエ). Although the event…
Clémentine CintréJune 24, 2022
If a spacious botanical garden or a tunnel of pink cherry blossoms conjures up images of warmer months in Japan,…
Mika CunninghamFebruary 8, 2021
If you're in Tokyo on New Year's Eve, Oji is where you need to be. Oji is the magical neighborhood…
Toshiko SakuraiJanuary 4, 2021
Japan started to celebrate Christmas after World War II due to Western influence. As it comes from the Christian tradition,…
Maria PeñascalDecember 18, 2020
I have always loved winter and snow even more. Coming from the south of France, where it barely snows once…
Joachim DucosDecember 18, 2020
Seeing traditional celebrations is one of the many things visitors can enjoy while in Japan. Japanese know how to adapt foreign…
Maria PeñascalOctober 2, 2020
After a whole day walking around Enoshima, I was exhausted. The sun was setting and the chill was rising, but…
Maria PeñascalFebruary 15, 2020
Yuzawa City is known for a heavy snowfall in the Tohoku region, the northern part of Japan. This mountainous region…
JulieMarch 19, 2018
Sponsored by Yonezawa City Yonezawa City is no stranger to snow. Located in southeastern Yamagata Prefecture, near the Fukushima border,…
Andrew DeckMarch 11, 2018
Uonuma is located in South Central Niigata, and is well known for its delicious rice and it’s sake. The winters…
Ryann OverbayMarch 2, 2017
Sponsored by Fujisawa City Tourist Association You have until Feb.19, 2017 to admire “Enoshima Illumination Festival” on Enoshima Island. This…
Mathilde HeidaryDecember 16, 2016
