- Japan Event Calendar: March 2026
Japan Event Calendar for March 2026: national holidays, events, festivals
- The Basics about Overtourism in Japan
The Basics about Overtourism in Japan Within the past ten years, visitor numbers to Japan exploded from under 10 million to over 30 million per year While greatly contributing to the local economies and to the improvement of intercultural understanding, tourism has also started to show its less pleasing aspects more prominently
- Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan - A basic visitor guide
The expo was held from April 13 to October 13, 2025 64 million visitors - more than half of Japan's population - visited the Expo 70 in Osaka, making it one of the most successful events in the country's history 55 years later, the world expo is returning to the city, addressing issues facing humankind on a global scale The theme of the Expo 2025 is "Designing Future Society for Our Lives
- Rail Passes in Japan
Besides the well known Japan Rail Pass, there exists a large variety of regional rail passes that provide unlimited travel in a certain area of the country The interactive map below indicates which regions are covered by what passes (click on a pass to see its coverage area or click on a location on the map to see which passes are valid there)
- Baseball in Japan
Japan also has vibrant minor, semi-pro, and university leagues that play high levels of baseball, often feeding players to professional teams High school baseball is particularly popular, with students training year round The high school baseball season culminates in the annual Summer Koshien national tournament held at the Koshien Stadium near Osaka, which enjoys wide media coverage Other
- Matsuyama Travel Guide - What to do in Matsuyama City
Travel guide for Matsuyama, the largest city on Shikoku in Japan
- Himeji Castle - Himeji Travel - japan-guide. com
Himeji Castle (姫路城, Himejijō), also known as White Heron Castle (Shirasagijo) due to its elegant, white appearance, is widely considered Japan's most spectacular castle for its imposing size and beauty and its well preserved, complex castle grounds The castle is both a national treasure and a World Heritage Site
- Okinawa Travel Guide
Okinawa (沖縄県, Okinawa-ken) is Japan's southernmost prefecture, consisting of a few dozen, small islands in the southern half of the Nansei Shoto, the island chain which stretches over about one thousand kilometers from Kyushu to Taiwan Okinawa Prefecture can be divided into three major island groups, the Okinawa Islands (Okinawa Shoto) around Okinawa Island (Okinawa Honto), the Miyako
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