New JR East Pass Revealed A flexible 5-day pass will become available from July 2013, replacing all the previously available passes.
Tohoku Rokkonsai 2013 Report from the unique festival that combines the Tohoku Region's six major summer festivals into a single, spectacular super-festival.
Izumo Taisha Sengu Japan's second most important shrine gets a major overhaul every 60 years. This May, its resident deity moved back into the freshly renovated main hall.
Tottori Sand Museum 2013 The unique Sand Museum next to Tottori's sand dunes changes its exhibition once per year. This year's theme is South East Asia.
Two Years After The Tsunami Part five in our open-ended series about the recovery of the tsunami-hit coast of the Tohoku Region.
Setouchi Triennale 2013 In the second edition of this wonderful festival, modern art will be scattered across a dozen small islands in the pleasant Seto Inland Sea.
ATMs stop accepting certain cards ATMs stopped accepting certain Maestro cards. At 7-Eleven ATMs, Mastercards and Cirrus are also affected.
