Enjoying the beautiful Gardens in Koyasan
Koyasan is home to 117 temples that boast marvelous gardens with histories of each guesthouse. Relax and enjoy the gardens in Koyasan!
Takayama Tea Whisks and Nara Brushes
Hidden specialties of Nara, Takayama tea whisks and Nara brushes. Why not experience making traditional crafts next time you visit Nara?
Hyogo’s Oysters and Crabs: Kings of Flavor
Hyogo Prefecture, renowned for its delicacies, is especially famous for Kobe beef, but this time we will not be talking about meat: instead we’ll be introducing “Harima oysters” and “Crab brands”!
A Search for Wintertime Delicacies: Osaka’s Game Cuisine
From Osaka Prefecture, we will be introducing something different from the usual flour-based dishes like takoyaki and okonomiyaki, Osaka game cuisine in which you can eat wild boar, a delicacy prized by those in the know!
Take it slow and taste winter in Kyoto by the sea
We’d like to introduce “buri-shabu (shabushabu-style hotpot featuring yellowtail)” and Ine city from Kyoto, popular destination everybody wants to visit.
Junjun: Shiga’s Local Dish paired with Local Oumi Sake!
We’d like to introduce a local dish called “junjun” as well as the local sake industry’s best kept secrets of Shiga prefecture
Mizu-Yokan: The Taste of Wintertime in Fukui
We will introduce a highly recommended sweet you should definitely try once this winter. Facing the Sea of Japan, Fukui Prefecture is popular for sights such as the 20 meter-high cliffs of Tojinbo that are eroded by the Sea of Japan’s rough waves, but what we’d recommend in Fukui Prefecture is “mizu-yokan (red bean jelly)”. While eating ice cream at […]
New Year in Kansai (Hatsumode)
Let’s celebrate new year in Kansai with joy and laughter. Know about the first shrine visit of the year (Hatsumode) and popular shrines in Kansai area.
Osaka Illumination 2020
One of the most festive events in Kansai, we deliver and share some of moments of Osaka Illumination 2020, so that you don’t miss out and still can enjoy Japan from your own place.
Useful Japanese words when travelling
Let’s prepare yourselves and learn some basic Japanese for situations that you are definitely going to face during your next trip in Kansai.
