Ramen Girls Festival 2018

At the Ramen Girls Festival, everyone's invited to gather around a delicious bowl of ramen! Enjoy ...

Shiki Oriori: a new animated ...

After creating a magical portrait of Tokyo and Gifu in the hit movie "Your Name", CoMix Wave Films ...

Spring 2018: sakura-flavored ...

Each year, in honor of the cherry blossoms, many stores add sakura-flavored products to their usual ...

The New Odakyu Romancecar

The Odakyu railway company revealed the new Express Romancecar train model on March 1st, which ...

Tokyo plans to build the world's ...

The firm Sumitomo Forestry has just revealed its next project: to build the tallest wooden tower, ...

The 2019 Rugby World Cup Mascots

Discover the creatures chosen to cheer on the teams at the upcoming 2019 Rugby World Cup, held in ...

Sumo tournament in Tokyo in ...

The first championship this year 2018 began on January 14th in Tokyo and will continue for two weeks.

Japan introduces a departure ...

Japan is preparing to introduce a new tax in April 2019 for all travelers leaving the country.

New services at Narita Airport

In order to reduce waiting times at the airport, Narita has put in place several new ways to counter ...

Yayoi Kusama Museum

2017 was a busy year for avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama. After a major retrospective at the National ...

The new "Tokyo no Kaba" water ...

From November 27 2017, you ca explore Tokyo Bay and Odaiba by hippopotamus, thanks to the new "Tokyo ...

The 'Tokyo Hyaku' exhibition ...

From November 28th 2017, the Tokaido Hiroshige Art Museum in Shizuoka City will present the "Tokyo ...

Tokyo 2020: recycled metal ...

Old appliances and electronic waste from old items will be recycled and converted into bronze, silver ...

The "Drive Hokkaido!" app

Encouraging tourists to travel Hokkaido by car is the goal of the 'Hokkaido Guide' project until ...

Steam train now back in Nikko

For half a century it disappeared... Now, a steam train has made its big comeback on August 10th, ...

Tadao Ando: Endeavors

As part of its 10th anniversary, the National Arts Center in Tokyo has opened a major exhibition ...

The hermits of Dewa Sanzan ...

In the mountains of Dewa Sanzan, located in the prefecture of Yamagata, the Yamabushi hermits now ...

The new Pokemon train

The new Pokemon train will start running on July 15th in the Tohoku region.

A new Japanese-style Starbucks ...

The American Starbucks coffee chain opens its first traditional-style establishment in Kyoto on ...

Nintendo Amusement Park, Coming ...

The first amusement park dedicated to Mario, "Super Nintendo World", is expected to open before ...

Two New Japanese Luxury Trains ...

The luxury train is reborn in Japan with the introduction of two new models, for unique train experiences ...

Hakone Free Pass Now Available ...

With the Hakone Free Pass, try the hot spring resorts at the foot of Mount Fuji from Tokyo and enjoy ...

Sakura Matsuri Tokyo 2017

This spring 2017 in Tokyo there are many sakura themed treats and delicacies for you to try.

Six Kyoto events celebrating ...

Japan Experience has selected six events and festivals to admire the cherry blossoms in Kyoto 2017.

"Takayama, the real, traditional ...

We had the honour of having Hidekazu Hayashi, who works for the Overseas Marketing Strategy Division ...

Tokyo taxis change their prices

Good news for travellers to the Japanese capital from January 30, 2017, when the base taxi fare ...

Mount Fuji: No longer free

Last year, Mount Fuji joined the long list of Japanese UNESCO natural and cultural heritage sites. 

Tokyo Skytree, lit up for ...

From December 10 to 25, the Tokyo Skytree is lit up for "Dream Christmas 2016". Concerts, ice skating ...

The best winter illuminations ...

The end of the year in Japan is heralded by spectacular illuminations. Here is a selection of displays ...

The JR Pass: soon to be sold ...

From 8 March 2017, the JR Pass will also be sold in Japan some stations, but at a higher price than ...