Tweet Konichiwa, The latest edition of TOKYO NOW, the Tokyo Convention and Visitors Bureau’s monthly newsletter, showcases useful digital resources that have cropped up as the city has had to adjust to life during the pandemic. Take a dive into everything from the Ghibli … Continue reading →
Tweet Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will be officially postponed. The new dates are July 23-Aug. 8, 2021 for the Olympics and Aug 24-Sept 5 for the Paralympics. In the meantime, the Tokyo Convention and Visitors Bureau (TCVB) will … Continue reading →
Tweet Toyosu Fish Market is famous not just for its size, but its quality produce. Not content with the old layout, it’s been decided that a new, food-based attraction called Edomae Jokamachi that’s designed to blend a castle town style … Continue reading →
Tweet Park Hotel Tokyo wishes to have guests experience Japanese aesthetics and culture in the second phase of the “Artist in Hotel” project. Beginning with the creation of Artist Rooms under the theme of “Tea Room” in April 2020, … Continue reading →
Tweet Park Hotel Tokyo announced on December 17 that it will hold an art exhibition titled “Spring Breeze -Spring has come-” from March 24 to June 7, 2020. Park Hotel Tokyo welcomes our guests with the form of “arrangement”, one … Continue reading →
Tweet Travel, Japan, japanese, New style Japanese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mizuhiki, Takoyaki, cooking, cooking classes, calligraphy, japanese Calligraphy, Painting, Manekineko, Manekineko painting, origami, Furoshiki, Wrapping, Furoshiki wrapping, Kawaii, tea, afternoon tea, Japanese tea, Tea Ceremony, ceremony, japanese tea ceremony, Winter, Spring, Festival In Japan, February 3rd is “Setsubun” day, which signifies the ending of winter and beginning of spring, and is believed that evil sprits come when … Continue reading →
Tweet HOSHINOYA brand to open eighth resort in Okinawa Hoshino Resorts have confirmed the opening of HOSHINOYA Okinawa, with the soft opening taking place on 15 April 2020 and the grand opening on 20 May 2020. Located in Yomitan, Okinawa, … Continue reading →
TweetDazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Japan is hosting the summer Olympics next year, and while many may see this as a great opportunity to visit the country, it is projected you will have to compete against a record number of crowds. Instead, … Continue reading →
Tweet Japan is known and appreciated globally for immaculate precision, high detail and unique presentation, so it’s not surprising that Japanese arts and crafts are some of the world’s finest. In the traditional hot spring town of Kinosaki Onsen, traditional Japanese … Continue reading →
Tweet Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra to visit 2020 Edinburgh International Festival in celebration of Japan’s Olympic Summer Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop with Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra President Seiichi Kondo Announcement made as Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism & External Affairs Fiona … Continue reading →
Tweet Park Hotel Tokyo welcomes our guests with the form of “arrangement”, one of Japan’s aesthetic values, expressed through the medium of art. A series of art exhibitions are held representing the four seasons of Japan. In this 31st … Continue reading →
Tweet29 Aug Kanagawa Prefecture is located on the south coast of Tokyo. Its capital city, Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan by population. Kanagawa is also home to scenic destinations Odawara, Kamakura and Hakone. Last year in October, … Continue reading →
TweetHave you ever wanted to experience an exotic country through a celebrity chef’s eyes including seeing and tasting what a culinary master might experience? Now is your chance. To celebrate the opening of his new restaurant in Kyoto this fall, Chef Morimoto, … Continue reading →
Tweet Tokyo visitors can look forward to an extra spark of excitement when visiting the metropolis this late summer, thanks to the latest trends that have been taking the city’s thriving bar scene by storm. Whilst beer gardens have long … Continue reading →
Tweet Join us in welcoming our 5th location, MIMARU KARASUMAOIKE NORTH in Kyoto, we opened it on August 1st! URL to hyperlink https://mimaruhotels.com/karasuma-oike-north/?utm_source=atravmedia&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=karasuma-oike-north Kyoto is one of the top destinations in Japan to visit and visitors often come back again and … Continue reading →
Tweet Easily recognised for the lively intersection that is rumoured to be the busiest in the world, Shibuya has long been epitomising the busy madness of the cutting-edge metropolis, one that may soon be buzzing more than ever with the … Continue reading →
Tweet Make time for self-reflection in places removed from the digital world Hoshino Resorts has launched a digital detox program at five of its HOSHINOYA branded hotels in Kyoto, Tokyo, Fuji, Taketomi Island and Karuizawa. Since 2014, Hoshino Resorts has … Continue reading →
Tweet Japanese Animated Feature ‘Promare’ From Acclaimed Studio TRIGGER Set to Light Up Big Screens on September 17 and 19 GKIDS and Fathom Events Present Blistering Action-Adventure in a New English Language Version and Original Japanese Teaser: LINK https://youtu.be/-miV2_QMvcU WHAT: GKIDS and … Continue reading →
Tweet Japanese Onsen hot springs bath Cultural immersion is an often-used construct to describe the pleasure of surrounding oneself entirely in the culture of the region one is visiting. In Japan, immersion is often quite literal, thanks to Japan’s treasured ritual bathing … Continue reading →
Tweet Park Hotel Tokyo announced on June 14 that it will hold an art exhibition titled “Daisuke Kagawa Art Exhibition – A Visitor from Afar in Autumn -” from September 2 to December 1, 2019. Park Hotel Tokyo welcomes our … Continue reading →
