Food All Hail The Strawberry King! Chris Glenn complex contains a small food café selling rice balls, udon noodles, curry
Culture The Kokura Gion Festival 2026 Mid - Late Jul Kokura Gion Festival Report In the middle of July, I took the night ferry
Culture Top 10 Things to Do in Saitama Rebecca Quin mid-April to early May, more than 400,000 tiny shibazakura (moss phlox) bloom
Activities Climbing Mount Karamatsu Matt Seary good level of fitness, especially if you are camping as you will need to carry
Activities Myoko-ji temple at Nishisugamo John Carter Taketsu, terrified by her face can no longer carry out his deed and instead
Shopping Kutchan Co-Op Chris Barnes Kutchan Co-Op provides boxes to carry your groceries, or you can pay 5
Culture Kumano Shrine Bishamondo Sarashanti competition ensues when two adults dressed in traditional kimono each carry
Culture Filling the belly in Nagatoro Featured food you take away – it is unlikely to be something you will forget in a hurry