What Autumn Means to Japan
Robert Campbell, graduate school professor at the University of Tokyo, discusses how Japanese literature portrays the season, the unique ways people enjoy autumn in Japan, and more.
7 Steps to Kaitenzushi
Your guide for how to eat at a Japanese favorite: the cheap, revolving sushi restaurant.
Discovering Sushi on the Odakyu
The unforgettable feeling of walking into an unfamiliar, unknown shop to discover the best sushi you’ve had in your life.
Okinawa's Feast of the Dragon God
Featuring everything from dragon dances to taiko drums and massive-scale shodo calligraphy, Uruma City's Feast of the Dragon God festival is a lavish indulgence in local culture.
A Glimpse of Life in the 1800s
Explore the day-to-day lives of Japanese citizens during the late 1800s.
Naha's Tsuboya Pottery Festival
The Tsuboya area has been known as "the town of pottery" since the days of the Ryukyu Kingdom. It celebrates this heritage every November.
Can You Escape?
Japan has hopped on the escape room train and now offers puzzle-solving games for Chinese and English-speaking tourists.
5 Ways to Identify Authentic Sushi
With sushi now popular the world over, it's easy to get your hands on a rice-and-raw-fish combo almost wherever you happen to be. But how can you tell if your restaurant of choice is the real deal?
