Just 70 Minutes North of Tokyo by Tobu Railways, this 23-Acre Floral Fantasia is Recognized as One of Japan's Top Winter Illumination Spots.

This year (2021) marks the 20^th Anniversary of…

Japan’s renowned Henn na Hotel Group, established as the purveyor of playful and memorable hospitality experiences throughout the country, opened its first international property in New York City,…

After Being Canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Annual Japanese Food  & Cultural Festival Emerges Better than Ever! For the first time, it will be held in an outdoor venue as the LA eats JAPAN Festival! Come for the Authentic Japanese Cuisine and the Outstanding Mix of Live Traditional and Contemporary…

 Autumn foliage at Kita-in Temple, Kawagoe  c. InSaitama.com

Just half-an-hour northwest from Tokyo’s Ikebukuro station, along the Tobu Tojo…

In Japan's Nikko and Kinugawa-onsen areas, two hours north of Tokyo along the Tobu Railway Nikko and Kinugawa lines, special moon-viewing festivities with light-ups are being held from September through November.

There is a Japanese expression, "aki…

Kanazawa is the capital of Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, along the Japan Seacoast. Because of its rich cultural history and preserved art and architecture, it is often called the Jewel of the Hokuriku - Central Honshu - region.

Historically, Kanazawa was the headquarters of the Kaga Domain during the Edo Period (1603-1868). The Kaga Domain was…

Festival Float carrying Clan Princess

Travel North 4 1/2-hours from Tokyo and Travel Back to the Time of the Samurai

The 2021 Aizu…

Miyakojima, a less than 80-sq-mile-wide island paradise in Okinawa Prefecture -- Japan’s southernmost prefecture -- with a population of less than 55,000, was selected as Number 21, among Tripadvisor’s 25 “World Emerging Destinations 2021.” This is part of the “…

During Japan's hot and sultry summer, everyone tries to cool off by the water. In historic Tochigi City, affectionately called Koedo or "Little Old Tokyo," just 70 minutes…

Exciting activities await visitors to Nikko and Kinugawa Onsen this summer! This is a cultural and hot spring resort area, just two hours north of Tokyo along the Tobu Railway line.

• Steam Locomotive, SL Taiju new daily service

• Stand-up Paddle Board Tours on Nikko's Lake Chuzenji

• Nikko-Kinugawa Rafting, Canyoning, Boat Rides…

Promoting Global Unity, Solidarity and Equality ... It was Created in conjunction with its W1sh Ribbon Project and Accompanied by an Energetic Music Video Directed by Renowned Japan-based International Photographer, Leslie Kee

One of…

Osaka is one of the most contemporary and cosmopolitan cities in Japan, but it also has a long history. Founded 1400 years ago, it is older than Tokyo (formerly Edo) by 1000 years! While Tokyo is Japan’s center of politics and Kyoto is Japan’s center of time-honored culture, Osaka’s provenance is as a center of commerce, and that includes culinary commerce.…

Exciting Golden Week Related Festivals and Events (April 10– May 5) at TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN.

Japan celebrates Golden Week, a string of spring holidays, from April 10th's “Showa Day” to May 5 “Children’s Day.”…

Kawagoe is a traditional and lively Koedo (“Little Edo”) city just 30 minutes north of Tokyo along the Tobu Tojo Line. Its spring festival, held from late March through early May,…

The Hakuba Tokyu Hotel, which debuted in January 1996, completely renovated all its guest rooms in the last two years, with all rooms fully renewed by December 2019.

The…

On March 1, 2021, the Kyoto Tokyu Hotel introduced its newly renovated "Concept Floor.” Located on the sixth floor of the eight-story hotel, these 66 upscale, sophisticated “Concept Rooms” merge charm with subtle, modern Japanese aesthetics. Original, mounted wall…

Sumida Park Aligned with Blossoming Cherry Tress

From late March to Early April, Tokyo's Sumida Park (…

In recent months, Tokyo-based Tokyu Hotels chain (with some 50 properties, mostly in Japan but also Taiwan and Hawaii) has instituted a series of corporate social responsibility (CRS) and environmental initiatives as part of its proactive,…

From February 3rd around 5PM, Weather Permitting, "Diamond Fuji" will be visible from a observatory of TOKYO SKYTREE Tembo Deck Observatory, when the Sun, Mt. Fuji, and TOKYO SKYTREE align in a straight line. This breathtaking phenomenon occurs only twice a year – in November and February.

What better way…