

Historical parade in the neighbourhood
Every neighbourhood has their local shrine and temple. Remember the difference: a shrine is for the Shinto (native) religion, and a...


The charm of Kusatsu onsen
Fortunate to have another article published on the Taiken Japan website again today. There is a YouTube that accompanies it as well -...


The petals have fallen
The cherry blossoms have nearly all fallen off the trees around the Kanto area of Japan, which means that the new school year is well and...


No need to worry
Thanks to those who contacted, but we are all ok up in this area of Japan. The recent earthquakes were around 1,300km away in Kumamoto,...