Your vote counts! It’s a new year, and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!
Streets lined with traditional clay-walled warehouses, a three-tiered bell tower, a majestic castle and numerous Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples make Kawagoe a highlight of eastern Japan.
The Land of Rising Sun is home to many amazing tourist attractions. You may have been told to visit Kyoto and Nara, or an MWR tour may already have taken you on a trip to Mount Fuji. But here are some places I recommend that I think you'll enjoy.
“-san”, a simple honorific title equivalent to Mr. Mrs, Miss or Ms. can be very convenient. The title may be applied to most Japanese regardless of gender, age and social status.
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit, and if you're looking for a way to celebrate that in Japan, why not visit one of the shrines or temples across the country with rabbit motifs on their grounds?
Spring in Japan usually brings visions of one thing to people's mind – cherry blossoms. There are plenty of other beautiful blooms to enjoy during the season, however, and one of them is plum blossoms.
Ryokan, as traditional Japanese hotels are known, can be called old-fashioned Japanese inns, and are found all over Japan, especially in hot springs resorts.
If you find yourself traveling around Miyazaki City, you may come across a peculiar sight: giant structures covered in daikon radishes sitting in the middle of fields.
You may be from the North and have no problem with dealing with the winter chill of Japan. But the temperature can get low enough to make some of you shiver!
