Culture Across Kyushu Seminar in Singapore Jerome Lee ACROSS KYUSHU seminar is conducted by VISIT JAPAN ambassador George Lim, and will be held on 23rd January 2016, at the MDIS C...
Culture BTS World Tour Hitting Tokyo This April Kim Bergström After months of rumors and not-so-subtle hints, BTS have officially locked in their World Tour, and yes, Tokyo is on the map....
Culture Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Reopens Sleiman Azizi The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum was reopened in April following two years of upgrades. The Museum now focuses on the memo...
Culture Setouchi Triennale 2016 Bonson Lam The Setouchi Triennale starts in March 2016. The festival is in three parts: Spring: March 20 to April 17, Summer: July 18 to...
Culture 'I Have An Idea' Exhibition Victoria Vlisides “So you have an idea. A stupid Idea, but you like it." Frank Gehry exhibition in Roppongi, Tokyo.
Culture Japanese Peony Garden in Tsukuba Ophelie Feurtey The Tsukuba Peony Garden runs from April 18th–May 22nd.
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 Traditional Japanese Sake Brewing Earns UNESCO Recognition Kim Bergström Japan’s traditional sake brewing has been officially registered as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, highlighting th...
Culture Hokkaido Named a Destination to Watch in 2025 Kim Bergström ABTA’s (Association of British Travel Agents) Destinations to Watch list for 2025 highlights emerging travel destinations bas...
Culture Abare Matsuri Named One of World's Best Summer Events Kim Bergström Ishikawa Prefecture's Abare Matsuri has earned a coveted spot on National Geographic's list of the Best Summer Festivals to T...
Culture New Uniform for Tokyo Olympics Helpers Edward Yagisawa Tokyo guides will be easily spotted by Japan's increasing foreign tourists with their new uniforms.
Culture 18 Sites on 'Japan Heritage' List Claire Rieuneau Japanese government chooses 18 cultural sites as part of ‘Japan Heritage’ to promote tourism
Culture Fast Skytree Ticket for Tourists Tom Roseveare Tokyo Skytree has now begun selling a special 'Fast Skytree Ticket' for international visitors.
Culture Proposed Tokyo 2020 Logo Makes Waves Jerome Lee A new-proposed Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo, by a Japanese graphic designer living in Spain, is garnering favourable attention
