Wazuka Town, nestled between rolling mountains and sleepy country roads, is a short drive from the glimmering prestige of Kyoto City. Accessible by bus, this charming town is slowly gaining the...
by Victoria Garafola The sweltering summer has finally passed and with it, the stifling humidity of another typical Japanese summer. While in Japan, I’ve noticed that passing of seasons seems...
Tokyo Tower stands as a landmark in the cityscape as well as a landmark in history. At one point, it was the tallest freestanding tower in the world and was...
Intern Simona at Obubu Tea wrote a nice article on the tea field tour that Obubu gives. (We helped Obubu set up their internship programme in 2011, and their tea...
Held on the first weekend of November in Wazuka, Kyoto, the Teatopia Festival is organized by our partners at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms. Chagenkyo Festival is an ancient agricultural festival...
While unmistakably a tourist trap, the Asukusa district of Tokyo, and Sensoji Temple, its main attraction, is definitely a must-see for any first time visitor to Japan. Knowing there are...
By Obubu Intern, Suin Angie You should have heard that this week we are going to Arashiyama for a new event from Tuesday to Sunday! Of course, we will tell...
Name: Kiyosumi Gardens Japanese: 清澄庭園 Location: 3-3-9 Kiyosumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0024 MAP How to get there: Toei O-edo Line and Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, Kiyosumi-shirakawa Sta. (3 minutes on foot)...
As I got off the train, I saw an elderly woman leave the tracks and walk away onto a small path without properly walking through the ticket gates. I thought,...
For those of you in Japan (and more specifically in Fukuoka), Yame City will be holding a fair at the Fukuoka City Hall Fureai Hiroba to express appreciation for support...
Translated from Yuji Kurihara’s post: In the short time since I was at the Heart Rock “Bells of Happiness” outlook point here in Yabe Town, so many “bells”, vows of...
Bonsai, with its history for over a thousand years in Japan, is a miniature tree in a pot, cultivated and shaped to create a specific form. It is both the...
