Everything about modern and traditional Japan with emphasis on travel and living related information.

Tomioka Site of a Japan's first modern silk factory. Saitama City north of Tokyo with a few places of interest. Narita Site of Tokyo's international airport. Kawasaki Sandwiched between Tokyo …

Essential and practical information for traveling in Japan - plan your trip to Japan.

Japan Event Calendar for March 2026: national holidays, events, festivals.

Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō) is Japan's capital and the world's most populous metropolis. It is also one of Japan's 47 prefectures, consisting of 23 central city wards and multiple cities, towns and …

The Kinki Region (近畿地方, Kinki Chihō), also commonly known as Kansai (関西, literally "west of the border"), encompasses the Osaka Plain and consists of seven prefectures. It used to be …

Japan Event Calendar for October 2025: national holidays, events, festivals.

A simple calculator to compare regular JR fares with the cost of the Japan Rail Pass.

Basic information about Japanese calendars and a Japanese-Western year converter.

Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari Taisha) is an important Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto. It is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network …