14 Traditional Japanese Towns That Still Feel Like They’re in the Edo Period With their charmingly retro architecture and atmosphere, these traditional towns around Japan offer a glimpse…
Chikusenso: A Hidden Jewel of a Ryokan in Tohoku A luxurious ryokan awaits you in Tohoku. By Koko Shinoda Between Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures…
Take a Walk with an Akita Inu on Google View While not all of us can claim to be as dog mad as Edo Period…
Japan’s 10 Most Popular Castles Ranked What are the 10 most popular castles in Japan? We now know thanks to the…
New Tours Let You Experience Rural Life in Japan In an effort to bring tourists from abroad into contact with the rich history and…
The 2018 Cherry Blossom Forecast is Live! This post has been updated to include the third cherry blossom forecast, announced February 18…
Sleep Like a Monk: Temple Stays in Japan Staying overnight at a temple is an ideal way to experience Japanese Buddhism. Here’s what…
24 Ways to Experience the Best That Japan Has to Offer Launched in 2015, Omotenashi Selection is a collection of quality Japan-made products conveying the country’s…
Nippon 100: A Quest to Find the Most Beautiful Places in Japan Two French journalists are on a mission to capture all of the locations listed on…
What It’s Like to Drive a Porsche SUV Around Fukushima’s Countryside When Porsche recently asked Weekender if we would be interested in test driving four of their brand-new SUVs…
Walking Tohoku: A 614km Journey on the Michinoku Shiokaze Trail On July 12, a young man named Robin Lewis shouldered a 25kg backpack and began…
Unique Experiences in Koriyama: Make a Hariko Doll, Tour a Sake Brewery, and Bake Manju If you enjoyed our recent Tohoku travel guide, you might decide to linger longer and…
47 Ways to Explore Akita Through Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch and Taste Found in the northern part of Tohoku, just next to the Sea of Japan, Akita…
Top Things to Do, Eat, and See in Tohoku The 2011 earthquake and tsunami left the Tohoku region devastated, but far from beaten. If…
6 Spots Around Tohoku for Halal Hunters The new Muslim Friendly Tohoku campaign aims to help the region become Japan’s most Muslim-friendly…
