All the Buzz at Miyajima’s Bee Farm

Miyajima Island is famous for its floating tori gate and Itsukushima shrine, and products like the typical maple leaf momiji-manju

In This Corner of the World with English Subtitles

Written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi, In This Corner of the World [Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni この世界の片隅に], is beautifully

Having a great vegan burger is a real asset for any restaurant as all diners regardless of lifestyle choice or

Our guide to as many of the fireworks festivals in the region as we could find!

Have you ever sat at a sushi counter and thought, “I could do that!”?

After the Tokasan Yukata festival, I enjoyed Kagura storytelling at its best performed by the Uegouchi Kagura Troupe on June

14 months of repairs and restoration start on Miyajima’s iconic “floating” shrine gate begin June 3, 2019.

Dear readers, the new era is here, and I have decided that Reiwa is the era to treat yourself.

Go-shuin [御朱印], shrine and temple stamps, make for wonderful souvenirs of your time in Japan and are an excellent antidote to ‘temple fatigue’.

There are several local festivals linked to Itsukushima’s annual Kangensai rituals. One of these is the Kirikushi Okagensan festival. Kirikushi

The word tsuyu [梅雨], the word for Japan’s early summer rainy season is made up of the kanji characters for

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