Japan makes up for its short history celebrating the Christmas holiday with an abundance of creativity and array of winter illuminations
~JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and daily readership in 2020. We invite you to find what attracted readers to our most popular articles of the year,...
A hill full of greenery, surrounded by the soft curves of a delicate winter fog, creating the feeling that you are floating inside a cloud. ...
You might have figured this out by now, but one of the particularities of Japanese culture is the appreciation of each aspect of the seasons. For...
Jellyfish are currently a big hit in aquariums throughout Japan. ‘Floating’ with Jellies from Above at Sumida Aquarium A new main attraction...
It might sound strange, but picture this. A boulder the shape of an apple with a big bite taken out of it stands in...
Japan released many prefectures from the state of emergency as of May 21, but the heavily-hit Tokyo area — including Kanagawa (Yokohama), Chiba and Saitama —...
What do you dream when you think of the beach? Is it of the white sands shining like tiny crystals in the summer sun, and...
It was March 3 at Awashima Shrine, just off the coast in Wakayama Prefecture. Hundreds of delicate female-shaped dolls, in typical Heian costume, were hoisted...
We are entering March, which for students means only one thing: exam season. We all remember it, don’t we? The sleepless nights, the...
Kinomiya Shrine in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, is quite a sight at this time of year. The Shinto priestesses, already in their striking white and...
In Europe, few people would be ignorant of the name of Doraemon, the manga character brought to life by the creativity of Fujiko Fujio. ...
