8 Gorgeous Japanese Lantern Festivals
Japanese lantern festivals are held to ward off evil or send off the dead, or just to warm up a chilly winter.
Asakusa Tori-no-Ichi
Pray for good luck in business at this huge midnight market festival in November.
Chichibu Night Festival
See impressive floats maneuvered below winter fireworks in Saitama in December.
Paint Your Face for Next Year's Crops!
Fukuoka locals show their appreciation to the powers above at this goopy harvest festival.
Tanzan Shrine Kemari Festival
A game played by royals 1,400 years ago, held at this nature-rich shrine in Nara. Japan's football starts here!
10 Beautiful Spots to Take Photos in Japan
It's hard to take a bad picture at these gorgeous locations!
Keeping the Streets Clean on Halloween
Tokyo is hoping people will carry their Halloween trash home with them in cute Jack-o'-lantern plastic bags.
10 Easy Phrases for Shopping in Japan!
Reviewing these 10 phrases can make your Japan shopping excursion that much easier!
