Throughout the summer, Japan’s night skies light up with the brilliance of “hanabi,” or fireworks.
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Auto aficionados are in for a treat this summer as FuelFest Japan returns to Fuji Speedway in August, coinciding with the Mountain Day national holiday.
I’ve always loved summer. As a Southern California native, I feel at home in the heat—long days, golden sunsets and any excuse to be near water.
Kurume in Fukuoka enjoys an environment of sea, river, and mountain. It is further blessed with two sumptuous shrines by the Chikugo River, Bairinji and Suitengu, adjacent to each other.
Boasting the greatest height of domestic single peak mountains in the country, Mount Fuji is loved as a sightseeing attraction representative of Japan throughout the world.
Fellow Stripes Japan writer Takahiro Takiguchi recommended I visit Otaru while I was around Sapporo.
“Micro-Tourism” Trend Puts the Spotlight on Chiba.
When François Verny and other French engineers founded Yokosuka Iron Works in 1871, it became Japan’s first Western-style shipyard with dry docks.
Tokyo’s summer is all about water—rituals, festivals and splash-filled fun.
PM Ishiba reaffirms the government’s commitment to Okinawa’s tourism.
Japan’s humid subtropical climate can make summer feel unbearable for those unaccustomed to it.
Bettei Shiki (別邸四季) is a collection of luxury villas located in the Nasu Highlands area, Tochigi prefecture.
Founded in 2018, LUUP looks to make inner-city living a bit more enjoyable and a lot more convenient, giving riders access to rental e-bikes and e-scooters for those shorter trips that would fly by with a set of easy-access wheels.
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