The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association will hold its IGLTA 2024 convention in Osaka from Oct. 23 to 26 at the Swissotel Nankai Osaka in the heart of the prefectural capital. It will be the first IGLTA convention to be held in Asia. The U.S.-based nonprofit ...
This summer, Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Roppongi Hills is offering guests an exclusive chance to snooze with cuddly Pokemon plushies, feast on eye-catching Snorlax and Pikachu burgers and completely immerse themselves in Pokemon Sleep as the app celebrates its first anniversary. In the Pokemon Sleep ...
Worshippers, dignitaries gather in Hyogo for Buddhist Day rites
On April 8, International Buddhist Day, a large ceremonial celebration to commemorate the birth of Buddha was held at Shakyamuni Hall in the Royal Grand Hall of Buddhism at the foot of Mount Mikusa in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni attending ...
Kakurinbo, a shukubo (temple lodge) in Yamanashi Prefecture, was named best inbound travel destination at the Japan Travel Awards this March. Kakurinbo was praised for providing a warm, multilingual introduction to traditional Japanese culture to visitors from overseas. The awards recognize destinations that promote diversity ...
The ISPS Handa Championship Japan, a golf tournament organized by DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour) with the International Sports Promotion Society as the title sponsor, will be held from April 25 to 28 at the Taiheiyo Club’s Gotemba Course in Gotemba, Shizuoka ...
As the year-end season got underway last month, Grand Hyatt Tokyo hosted 21 children aged 3 to 12 from Aiiku Gakuen, a special needs school in Minato Ward, for a Christmas event with Santa Claus. The event was part of the hotel’s annual holiday charity ...
Tokyo Game Show 2023 wrapped up last month with Malaysia standing out as a major player in game development in Southeast Asia. The Malaysia Digital Economy Corp. collaborated with the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp. (MATRADE) to facilitate meetings with trading partners and global players ...
The National Theatre of Japan, Tokyo’s premier center for the traditional performing arts, will close at the end of the month for renovations that will upgrade and preserve its aging facilities, making them more accessible to guests with disabilities. Situated in Chiyoda Ward’s Hanzomon district, ...
Sanctum of Buddhist scholarship rebuilt for the ages in Hyogo
In September, Buddhist dignitaries from around the world came to Japan to celebrate the completion and revival of the Nalanda Mahavihara monastery, which served as the center of Buddhist learning in India centuries ago. Also referred to as the Supreme Buddhist Vihara, about 3,300 people ...
Aug. 1 is known by some as Viking Day in Japan, where the word refers to buffet dining rather than Scandinavian pirates. The history of the term dates back to the 1950s, when the then-general manager of the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo ordered chef Nobuo ...
The 32nd Barakura Flower Show is taking place in Barakura English Garden, Japan’s first authentic English-style garden, in Tateshina, Nagano Prefecture, until June 18. The garden was founded in 1990 thanks to the tremendous efforts and passion of Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show medalist ...
The Hilton Tokyo’s Beer Garden in the Sky, open through Sept. 30, offers guests the opportunity to toast the early summer nights with local or craft beers in a soothing open-air atmosphere, while enjoying the hotel’s California-inspired food menu. Making the pilgrimage to the beer ...
