執筆者 Darina Oomi | 7月 11, 2012 | カテゴリーなし
Summer is in full swing in Japan and that means one thing for music fans: Fuji Rock Festival. This year the festival will take place between July 27 and 29. Although other popular music festivals do exist in Japan, nothing quite compares to Fuji Rock. After the...
執筆者 Darina Oomi | 7月 2, 2012 | カテゴリーなし
This is the time of the year where Japan braces itself for the upcoming summer temperatures and for another reason too – matsuri (festivals)!! Japan is the home to a whole smorgasbord of festivals that take place throughout the Japanese archipelago, each...
執筆者 Darina Oomi | 6月 25, 2012 | カテゴリーなし
Move over Tokyo Tower, there’s a new, bigger brother dominating the capital’s skyline now. Welcome to the Tokyo Skytree. When it was officially opened to the public on May 22, the Tokyo Skytree became the world’s tallest broadcast tower. Its primary purpose is...
執筆者 Darina Oomi | 6月 13, 2012 | カテゴリーなし
Watching a sumo tournament in Japan is like taking a trip back to medieval Japan. Any visit to Tokyo would not be complete without seeing this living, breathing art form. Here are some handy titbits of information that will help enhance your sumo experience....
執筆者 Darina Oomi | 5月 2, 2012 | カテゴリーなし
Japan Discovered Cherry Blossom Tour Feedback from Tour Leader by Yuki Ito “We finished the April Japan Discovered tour a few weeks ago. Each participant had his/her own highlights of the tour, but the group was able to particularly enjoy 2 seasonal highlights —...
