On February 3rd every year, Japan celebrates Setsubun, a festival to hail the arrival of spring. There are many festivals throughout the year in Japan...
“Japan blue” is the color of the emblem for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, as well as the uniform for the Japan National...
Are you in parts of Japan where cherry blossoms have yet to bloom? You can get into the spring mood this early if you will...
The B.League is Japan's men's professional basketball league. Think of it as America's NBA, Europe's EuroBasket, the Philippines' PBA, or even Australia's NBL. ...
December 2018 marked my first Christmas in Japan. It was especially interesting as before the holiday I couldn’t imagine how it would compare to Christmas...
If you had told me a year ago that I would be performing on stage in a play where I would be running towards a...
In March 2018 I learned I was accepted into the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program, and my placement was Motomiya — a small...
One of the best parts of living in Japan is being able to enjoy the seasons as they change in all their wonderful beauty: the...
I came to Japan for a position as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) directly after graduating from college in California. Participating in...
When autumn sets in, a small temple surrounded by mountains in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, is suddenly bustling with visitors eager to get...
I often hear acquaintances — who are visiting Japan but haven’t made plans beyond staying in Tokyo and buying a Japan Rail Pass...
The moon peeks out between the clouds, silhouetting the profile of the islet. Depicted in a long-exposure photograph are a host of light...