What’s New in Yokohama This Month: February 2021 As we enter the second month of 2021, Japan’s second largest city is having second…
Blue Mountain and Green Water: Embracing Traditional Art, Architecture and Landscape at Nezu Museum If you happen to be on a shopping (or window shopping) spree or just enjoying…
What’s New in Shinjuku This Month: January 2021 The ‘shin’ (新) in Shinjuku means ‘new’, originally from when it was a new station on the…
10 Questions With Melodie Cook and Louise George Kittaka, Editors of “Intercultural Families and Schooling in Japan: Experiences, Issues, and Challenges” For most international families living in Japan, the question of whether they should send their…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Fuufu-enman” — Marital Bliss In Japan, January 31, Aisai no Hi (愛妻の日/Beloved Wife’s Day) is a special day for…
What’s New in Shibuya This Month: January 2021 There’s always something to do in Tokyo’s trendiest neighborhood, whether it’s chasing the New Year…
How to Celebrate Setsubun: All You Need to Know About Japan’s Bean Throwing, Demons and Fortune Tradition If you’ve been curiously eyeing the displays of dried beans in the convenience store, and wondering…
An Evening at a Virtual Maid Café in Japan When it first opened in 2019, Akiba Zettai Ryoiki A.D. 2045 quickly made headlines as the world’s…
17 Things To Do in Tokyo and at Home This Weekend: January 29-31 After two days of rain and cold, we can only hope that the last weekend…
2021 in Japan: What to Expect in the Year of the Ox Although it’s gotten off to a rocky start, 2021 will be a better year than…
8 Virtual Cultural Experiences to Keep You Occupied During the State of Emergency With the second state of emergency announced earlier this month and the ongoing spread of…
Trainspotting in Tokyo: The 5 Best Places For Railway Photography in the City For most Tokyoites, trains are just another part of daily life. They are a means…
What’s New in Ginza This Month: January 2021 The Tokyo Metropolitan area’s state of emergency may have affected day to day proceedings in…
What’s New in Odaiba this Season: January & February 2021 While another state of emergency means that many large events are canceled or postponed, Odaiba…
Japan’s 2021 Cherry Blossom Forecast Released It’s official: Tokyo’s cherry trees are expected to be in full bloom by the end…
