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Wisteria Flower Festival in Tsushima (Aichi)

While Japan's Cherry Blossoms might hold the top spot for famous flowers in Japan, the equally ethereal Wisteria can certainly hold it's own.  Usually blooming...

World Cosplay Summit 2016 Finals (Gallery)

Hey folks, this is it! After a busy weekend, two major parades, 30 teams competing in the preliminary, thousands of empty water bottles, and...

World Cosplay Summit 2016 (Osu Parade Gallery)

We just came back from the Osu Cosplay Parade in Nagoya, Aichi, and even though it's a brutally hot day, everyone was in good...

7 Ways to beat the Summer Heat in Japan

Japanese Summers are notoriously hot and humid. It’s the same story every year: After the coldness of Winter, we all look forward to that...

Enjoying the Magnificent Beauty at Shiba-Sakura Flower Festival

Mt. Fuji is the eternally revered, quintessential symbol of Japan - as is the Sakura (Cherry Blossom) flower. Combine those two, and you get...

Pageantry of the Penis

Japanese artist and activist Megumi Igarashi, known commonly by the name Rokude Nashiko, made headlines two years ago when she was arrested for attempting...

Interview with Mimori Suzuko

One of the biggest names in anime right now is Mimori Suzuko, a Japanese seiyuu (voice actress) and singer who provides the voice for...

Halloween Japanese Style

Halloween - this previously little-known festival of Celtic origin has become one of the most famous celebrations of the spooky, strange, and macabre. All...

Bamboo Bazookas: Tezutsu Hanabi

The Japanese language can sometimes be a bit too modest. For example, the word tezutsu hanabi( 手筒花火), or "handheld firework tubes," doesn't even come...

How to find fireworks festivals around Japan

OK, I'll admit, this article is a bit late actually. But we just launched our site last week, right in the middle of hanabi...