A map showing facilities in Osaka that accept evacuees in the event of a major disaster (as of March 2025). These are the places to go to in case of a major disaster in Tokyo. Locations are marked on ...

Spring has officially arrived, and Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms, or sakura, are beginning to bloom across the country! As of April 24, 2025, the cherry blossom season has finished in western and ...

The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

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Just to the west of downtown Tokyo lies a gorgeous urban oasis. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden comprises 144 acres of green space and is unique in that it incorporates three landscaping styles ...

For traditional Japanese dessert, make a stop at Asakusa Soratsuki. Here you’ll find an array of dango (mochi on a stick; ¥400) topped with strawberry slices and colourful sweet bean paste that ...

Kuroge offers three kinds of croquettes made with 100 percent black wagyu beef. Its most popular cheese menchi katsu (ground meat cutlet; ¥500) has a generously oozy cheesy filling. The standard ...

The Charleston Sternwheel Regatta announced on its Facebook page Monday that river sightseeing and a dinner cruise will be featured for the first time during this year’s festivities. “For the FIRST ...

Explore the island at your own pace and discover the hippy markets, sleepy villages, the salt flats of Las Salinas, drip stone caves and much more. For a small island, Ibiza has plenty to show you on ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday that the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in flight and crashed in New York, killing the pilot and a ...

When the people of Hathi Gaon in Jaipur heard they were about to host US Vice President J D Vance, they knew exactly what to do – bring out the silver ornaments famously used when former US President ...