Beyond Tokyo MAR-APR 2021
Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture The cherry blossoms of your dreams…a month after all the rest are history 🌸 Cherry blossom season is legendary for good reason—even I have to … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo MAR-APR 2021
Beyond Tokyo FEBRUARY 2021
Katsuura Doll Festival in Katsuura, Chiba 40,000 dolls dressed in Imperial court robes? Yes, please! 🎎 Every year, the town of Katsuura puts on a Girls’ Day Doll Festival to … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo FEBRUARY 2021
Beyond Tokyo JANUARY 2021
This month’s destination: The Misotsuchi Icicles in Saitama prefecture Icicles of wonder ❄️ This secret Japanese pleasure isn’t a famous tourist destination—it’s really more of a pit stop along the … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo JANUARY 2021
Beyond Tokyo DECEMBER 2020
This month’s destination: YomiuriLand Let’s go see the millions of twinkling lights at Yomiuriland! 🎢 Even if you’re past the age when roller coasters and carousels thrill you, get thee to … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo DECEMBER 2020
Beyond Tokyo NOVEMBER 2020
This month’s destination: Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture Gold-leafed soft-serve, a restored samurai neighborhood, and one of the three most gorgeous Japanese gardens in Japan…lit up at night! 🍁 Everybody thinks that … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo NOVEMBER 2020
Beyond Tokyo SPECIAL EDITION
Special destination: Jakko-in convent, Kyoto The convent with a big secret 🏮It isn’t often that I set out to do book research and discover something far more amazing than I … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo SPECIAL EDITION
Beyond Tokyo OCTOBER 2020
This month’s destination: Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture Holy log-riding, the accidental castle, and a fire-breathing stone dragon 🏯 Suwa City? Who ever heard of Suwa City? That doesn’t sound like … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo OCTOBER 2020
Beyond Tokyo SEPTEMBER 2020
This month’s destination: Shigaraki, in Shiga Prefecture Let’s go to Tanuki Town: A quaint mountain village filled with all manner of tricksters 🦡 Deep in a valley that runs through … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo SEPTEMBER 2020
Beyond Tokyo AUGUST 2020
This month’s destination: Sharaito-no-taki, near Kawaguchi-ko The Most Refreshing Waterfall in the World 🧊Just looking at pictures of this astonishing waterfall is enough to beat the summer heat, and being … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo AUGUST 2020
Beyond Tokyo JULY 2020
This month’s destination: Gyoda Ancient Lotus Park, Saitama A vast and serene lotus garden grown from 3,000-year-old seeds 🎋All around the world, we’re mourning the cancellation of beloved summer events, … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo JULY 2020
Beyond Tokyo JUNE 2020
This month’s destination: Okunoshima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture Let’s travel to place where a kinder, gentler age lives on: The uninhabited Japanese island where the only residents are lots and … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo JUNE 2020
Beyond Tokyo MAY 2020
This month’s destination: Koya-san in Wakayama Prefecture Let’s go to one of the most mystical pilgrimage sites in all Japan 🏮This month, instead of charging off in search of quirky … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo MAY 2020
Beyond Tokyo APRIL 2020
This month’s destination: Let’s go see thousands of fish flags fluttering over the river at Tatebayashi Here’s something you won’t see anywhere else in the world: over four thousand colorful … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo APRIL 2020
JAPANAGRAM ARCHIVE
Welcome! Here’s where you can browse all the published Japangrams. Each month’s features will appear in this archive at the beginning of the month, as soon as the next Japanagram … Continue Reading JAPANAGRAM ARCHIVE
