Only in Japan can I order fish that is about 800 kilometers (about 497 miles) away from Tokyo to be delivered fresh and ready to eat.
Visitors to Expo 2025 in Osaka have the opportunity to experience the premium quality of Australian beef and lamb through free tastings at the Australian Pavilion, available on select days from May to September.
Chocolate mint is a flavor that signals the start of Japan’s warmer months, and it’s once again stepping into the spotlight at Tobu Department Store’s Ikebukuro Main Branch.
A Shinto ritual to pray for a rich harvest and a rice planting performance by rice-planting maidens is held every year on the second Sunday of May in Kita Village of Miyama Town, also known as the Thatched Village (kayabuki-no-sato).
There’s no denying that Tokyo’s food scene has a variety of options for even the pickiest of diners.
While cities like Kyoto and Nara often steal the Edo spotlight, Kanazawa has quietly preserved the charm of the era, all without the tourist crowds. Historic tea houses, narrow winding streets and one of Japan’s most beautiful landscape gardens, all in a city that blends the feel of a small town with the perks of modern conveniences.
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Ameyoko in Tokyo’s Ueno district is known as one of the busiest market streets in Japan. “Ameya-yokocho” or “ameyoko” for short (literally, candy shop alley), is a market street filled with not only candy shops, but many other discount shops for food, shoes, clothes, bags, cosmetics and jewelry. The deals here always draw a crowd.
With Japan’s rainy season just around the corner, the skies may turn grey, but the streets and gardens burst into color with one of the season’s most beloved symbols: hydrangeas.
Calling all Chiikawa fans and ramen lovers! The popular Chiikawa Ramen Buta is relocating, and reopening with a new setup at Ikebukuro PARCO starting from Saturday, May 31st, 2025.
Savor authentic Thai cuisine, officially recognized by the Thai government.
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Though you may only know Zama City as the home of the U.S. Army Garrison Japan at Camp Zama, it is also a place to enjoy some good food and beautiful natural elements.
Check out Japan’s leading soy sauce brewer, Kikkoman, which produces many low-salt soy sauce products all the while preserving the centuries-old way of brewing it.
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Oimachi is an important transit hub town in the south side of Tokyo’s city center on the way to Haneda, Odaiba and Ariake.
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