posted on February 26, 2024
Mid-February 2024, early-blooming cherry trees celebrated the comeback of teamLab Borderless after nearly 2 year-closure of the previous Odaiba location. Their new...
posted on March 21, 2023
Cherry blossoms started blooming a week ago, and today the Japanese tradition of cherry blossom viewing, or hanami, is back after 3 years of absence in the country....
posted on March 2, 2023
In Japan, this winter saw some record-breaking cold temperatures, and also extremely strong cold waves brought quite a lot of snow to the regions that normally receive...
posted on June 18, 2022
On June 10, Japan reopened its borders to foreign tourists from 98 countries and regions of the lowest COVID-19 infection risk. However, tourists are restricted to...
posted on April 19, 2022
It’s getting warmer day by day and the cherry blossom front is heading north across the Japanese archipelago, currently making the Tohoku region bathed in pale pink of...
posted on February 24, 2022
This winter is a little colder and we have been getting more snow than the previous few years in Japan, which seems to greatly affect the bloom dates of Sakura cherry...
posted on November 8, 2021
There’s no need for concern about seasons just going haywire or global warming. Blooms of the winter-flowering cherry called “fuyuzakura” flower twice a year - once in the...
posted on June 23, 2021
The Tokyo Olympics will start on July 23, after one year of postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many uncertainties remain and the city today is far from full of...
posted on March 26, 2021
Soon after the lifting of the state of emergency for Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures, cherry trees in the capital came into full bloom. The flowers bloom...
Click down below ⇓ for the video of Diamond Fuji.
posted on February 11, 2021
The crisp air and clear skies of winter offer great opportunities to see Diamond Fuji, a rare natural phenomenon...
posted on November 26, 2020
Japan is recently facing its COVID-19 third wave, as the weather turns colder, but compared to Europe or the US, the case load is still only a fraction on a...
posted on June 9, 2020
Two weeks after the government fully lifted the state of emergency, residents and businesses in Tokyo are transitioning back to normal. Restaurants and shops are allowed...
posted on March 19, 2020 *forecast updated on April 2, 2020
As mentioned in our last topics, cherry trees have started blooming a lot earlier than average because of the...
Click below ⇓ for the video of early-blooming sakura 2020
updated on March 6, 2020
As the outbreak of the new coronavirus is spreading not only in Japan/Asia but also across the world, the...
posted on February 20, 2020
According to the old calendar, spring has already started in Japan. While it still snows in many places, especially in the northern areas, people are looking...
posted on February 2, 2020
British rock band Queen, including original members Brian May and Roger Taylor with Adam Lambert as vocalist, just finished their 2020 Rhapsody Tour in Japan with an...
Click below ⇓ for the video of a new micro-pig café opened in Harajuku
posted on December 11, 2019
After cats, rabbits, owls..., here come the adorable piglets! A micro-pig café opened in...
posted on November 22, 2019
Following the last month’s ceremony to proclaim his enthronement to people in Japan and abroad, the new emperor performed the Daijosai rite, a key imperial...
posted on October 17, 2019 (updated on October 23, 2019)
Typhoon Hagibis ravaged much of the country over the last weekend, causing devastating damages and loss of many lives. The...
posted on September 9, 2019
Grapes, major part of fall fruits in Japan, are in season now. 90% of grapes grown in the country are eaten fresh and only 10% are processed, including for wine...
posted on July 24, 2019
July 24 marked 1 year to the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. This will be the first summer Olympics since 1964 in Tokyo. The city will welcome visitors from...
Click below ⇓ for the video of the Adachi Fireworks Festival.
posted on July 17, 2019
The rainy season should hopefully be over soon in the Tokyo area. We can hardly wait for the summer...
posted on March 28, 2019
The wave of pale pink flowers is gradually washing from south to north across the archipelago, and Tokyoites have started "hanami" under blooming trees. This weekend,...
Click below ⇓ for a video of the cherry blossoms in Ueno.
posted on March 21, 2019
Spring has finally come ! Cherry blossoms (type: Kanzakura) at the entrance of Ueno Park have...
Click below ⇓ for the video
posted on March 14, 2019
We will see the first bloom of cherry blossoms in Tokyo, hopefully in another week. The cherry blossom front map is...
posted on February 25, 2019
Kawazuzakura or Kawazu cherry trees are one of the earliest blooming out of nearly 300 varieties of cherry trees in Japan. Mimami-Izu is located on the tip of the...
posted on February 12, 2019
An unprecedentedly cold air mass has recently been sweeping down the Japanese archipelago and it makes everybody aspire to enjoy cherry blossoms or sakura,...
posted on February 5, 2019
Winter is said to have the highest chances of being able to spot stunningly beautiful Mt. Fuji. Here is a great shot taken at the foot of the mountain, where a...
Click below ⇓ for a video to learn about a unique way to celebrate the New Year in Japan.
posted on January 3, 2019
New Year or Oshogatsu is...
posted on December 3, 2018
A part of the park of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo is open to the general public until December 9. Visitors can walk along the 750-meter road, running from the...
