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KYOTOGRAPHIE (Kyoto International Photography Festival) will be held from April 12 to May 11, 2025, with over 300 participating artists…

Starting April 1, 2025, people with My Number cards will be able to obtain resident registration certificates (Jūmin-hyō), seal registration…

Collection service for small, medium and large appliances throughout Japan. Even if your large appliances are old or broken, we…

The Ikawa Buddha is an all-white concrete statue, 11 meters tall, weighing over 20 tons, which was inaugurated in Shizuoka…

The Ikawa Suspension Bridge is a very impressive suspension bridge measuring 258 meters long, 60 meters high and 2.5 meters…

The Japanese New Year (shōgatsu) is one of the most important annual festivals in Japan, with its own unique customs,…

Ise Jingu Shrine is among the country’s most popular shrines for Hatsumode (New Year’s Eve), located in Ise City, Mie…

Hatsumode (初詣) is a Japanese term used to refer to the first visit to the Shinto shrine on New Year’s. Usually,…

In Japanese culture, instead of the expected fireworks, what we hear are the 108 chimes of the Buddhist Temple ritual…

The Kasuisai Hina Matsuri Festival (Festival of Dolls) is held every year at Kasuisai Temple in Shizuoka Prefecture, Fukuroi City.…

Inabu Hyobaku is an ICE WATERFALL located in Hyobaku Yusui Park in Toyota City in Aichi, every year from January…

In Japan, it is customary to eat a seven-herb porridge for breakfast called Nanakusagayu (七草がゆ) on January 7th, when the…

Seijin no Hi (成人の日) is a holiday that celebrates Coming of Age Day in Japan, where people reach the age…

The Rapeseed Flower Festival in Tahara City is held every year from mid-January to the end of March at the…

In the past, it was very common for Japanese families to get together to make MOCHI (rice balls), which are…

A fantastic world for just one day An event using snow lanterns, this is one of the few events in…

Setsubun (節分) is the Japanese festival on the eve of the beginning of spring in Japan. The meaning of the…

Hadaka means “naked”, the name of the festival is “Festival of naked men”. This festival takes place every year on…

kenkoku kinen no hi (建国記念の日), Also known as Kenkoku Kinenbi is the National Foundation Day of Japan. It is a…

The Oni Matsuri (Ogre Festival) is held every third Saturday of February in the city of Okazaki. An epic festival…

Unlike other countries, where the date is celebrated on June 12, in Japan Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14.…

About 6.000 plum trees of 25 types are planted around Lake Souri in Chita City, the flowers bloom from mid-February…

The Plum Festival features around 4.500 plum trees of 100 varieties, is one of the largest plum festivals in the…

Red and white colored plum blossoms bloom throughout Odaka Park, making it a popular spot for plum tree viewing in…

The plum garden at the agricultural center was built in 1993. With an area of about 5,000 square meters and…

It is a famous place for plum blossoms, where about 400 plum trees, such as red plum blossoms, white plum…

Enjoy the refreshing, mellow aroma at the Plum Festival held every year from mid-February to mid-March at Oike Park in…

Enjoy the stunning contrast between rapeseed flowers and Kawazu (Sakura) cherry blossoms along a picturesque river! This event gives you…

The Ume Festival (plum blossom festival) takes place every year from mid-February to mid-March, with the plum blossoms. During the…

The Doll Festival, Hina Matsuri (雛祭り) or “Girls’ Day” is a typical Japanese festival that takes place from February to…

Toyokawa City’s Akatsukayama Park Garden is 4,900㎡, with 281 plum trees of 25 species, and they are in full bloom…

Mukaiyama Ryokuchi Park is a majestic 13,000m² green area located in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture. Every year, from mid-February to…

Kagami Mochi is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration, meant to bring good luck and prosperity in the new year.…

Emperor Naruhito’s birthday (Tennō tanjōbi – 天皇诞生日), celebrated on February 23, is a national holiday in Japan. On February 23,…

March 3rd is Girls’ Day in Japan, called Hina Matsuri (雛祭り) Doll Festival, it is a typical Japanese celebration. Dolls…

Chiryu Koubousan Henjouin Temple It is a temple with many Buddhas and Gods. In Japan there are many Buddhas and…

As you can see in the picture the composition of cherry blossoms (sakura) against the backdrop of Tower 138 is…

At Kiso Sansen Park (木曽三川公園) in Kaizu City, you can enjoy the tulip fields from mid-March to early April. Tulip…

Ninboyama Miharashidai Observation Deck 『みはらし台』 is a popular spot in Handa City’s Ninboyama Park, famous for its panoramic night views…

The Great Waterfall in the Tenryu region is 45 meters high and flows through the rocky area near the water…

Kurumeki Otaki Fall is a waterfall with two steps of 5 + 5 meters in height totaling 10 meters, with…

The Iwane waterfall is surrounded by rocks with a 4-meter-high drop, despite being small it has a striking presence and…

Gyokoji Temple in Iwata City is famous for its clusters of wisteria flowers called Yuya no Nagafuji, over five feet…

From mid-April to early May, the 1,300 square meter Okazaki Castle Park is covered in beautiful purple wisteria flowers. The…

Ryuo Gongen Waterfall is surrounded by steep cliffs over 100 meters high. It is a refreshing waterfall located in the…

The Azalea Festival takes place every year from late April to mid-May, in an area of ​​6,000 square meters, with…

The 2nd edition that has become one of the biggest Brazilian festivals in the city of Toyota, the HOPE FESTIVAL,…

2024/08/26 – Japan Guide Nectar School was invited by Japan Guide to interact with students from Gakudou Co.Labo 子らぼ school,…

The Peach Blossom and Moss Phlox Festival is held every year from early April to May and is a popular…

Takejubuchi Waterfall (竹十淵) is a tributary waterfall of the Tenryu River, the waterfall itself is not much as it is…

Hataoribuchi Waterfall (機織淵) is a tributary waterfall of the Tenryu River, a waterfall with an impressive 7-meter waterfall, blue-green in…

Kanayama Waterfall (金山の滝) is a tributary waterfall of the Tenryu River, a 15-meter-high waterfall located in Shirakura Gorge in Hamamatsu…

Hakobuchi Waterfall (箱淵) is a tributary waterfall of the Tenryu River, a 15-meter-high waterfall located in Shirakura Gorge in Hamamatsu…

Shirakura Gorge (白倉峡) is a popular gorge to go for a walk in summer, where we can walk for about…

On July 7th, in the city of Toyokawa, the Memória Capoeira Group held the Graduation Exchange for the green tip…

The Minenosawa Suspension Bridge is a wooden suspension bridge built in 1952 along National Route 152 in Tenryu District, Hamamatsu…

If you like adventure and nature, you can’t miss Adventure Forest Toyota Kuragaike. This Adventure Forest is a nature-based installation…

Don’t miss the biggest event of the year! On October 12th and 13th, the stunning Tokoname Rinku Beach will be…

Japan Guide 2024-06/18 Himeji Castle is a popular tourist attraction both nationally and internationally and is located in the city…

In the city of Shinshiro in front of Niagara Falls there is a fishing spot called Hananoki Park Fishing Lake,…

One of the most beautiful artificial waterfalls in Japan is Niagara Falls (ナイアガラの滝), in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi. With…

The Toki no Sumika Illumination event (御殿場高原時之栖) takes place annually at Gotemba Kogen Resort in Shizuoka Prefecture is a leisure…

Takeshima Island is the symbol of the city of Gamagori and was designated a National Natural Monument on August 25,…

Japan Guide 2024/02/04 If you like automobile events 「DRIFT」, you can’t miss Sunday, April 21th, one of the biggest foreign…

Bentenjima Beach is very popular in the summer because it is a quiet place and children can play a lot…

Worker support and assistance center, unemployment insurance and employment agency. Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:30 to 17:15. Telephone: 0538-32-6181 Jurisdiction:…

Chorakuji is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Agi in Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture. There is a record…

Yusanji is a temple of the Chizan sect of the Shingon sect located in the Muramatsu neighborhood of Fukuroi City,…

The Wind Suspension Bridge (Kaze no Tsuribashi) is located in Inabu District, Toyota City, Aichi. The bridge was built in…

The Hope Festival rocked the city of Toyota on October 28th with lots of music, dance, attractions and varied food,…

THE TALENT FESTIVAL in the city of Ota will be held on October 22nd from 11 am. The event focuses…

Japan Guide 2023/10/04 A 57-year-old Brazilian temporary worker was driving a light passenger car without a driver’s license at a…

Mount Tateshina (蓼科山) is also known as “Suwa Fuji” because of its mountain shape similar to Mount Fuji, it is…

The first autumn session of “KYOTOPHONIE” will be held over two days, October 7th (Saturday) and October 8th (Sunday) in…

Japan Guide 2023/09/28 A Brazilian was arrested for stealing information from someone else’s smartphone and using it to make purchases.…

Japan Guide 2023/09/20 37-year-old Iranian Rostami Yahya (ロスタミ ヤヒヤ) was arrested on suspicion of possession of illegal drugs, with a…

Japan Guide 2023/09/20 Before the autumn tourist season, a rescue training exercise using a drone was held in Toyota City…

Japan Guide 2023/09/19 Two Vietnamese technical interns were arrested for cultivating cannabis for commercial purposes at a residence in Nakatsugawa…

Experience the ancient traditional methods of cormorant fishing on the Kiso River from the tour boats that gently flow on…

The Hope Festival will rock the city of Toyota on October 28th with free entry. The Hope Festival will be…

Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium (静岡スタジアム・エコパ) opened in Fukuroi City on March 26, 2001 and is the largest stadium in Shizuoka Prefecture.…

Gohou Falls is a famous waterfall consisting of five waterfalls in Yaotsu City, Gifu Prefecture. The first three waterfalls are…

The biggest contest that reveals models and influencers in Japan, Top Model Influencer Japan will be held on October 15th…

Musashi Miyamoto was a swordsman in the early Edo period and the founder of martial arts Niten Ichiryu, who wields…

Japan Guide 2023/07/19 Big Motor used car dealership chain admitted in a report that it was committing fraud against three…

Japan Guide 2023/07/11 JEBRA Japan will hold the 2023 Brazilian School Olympics in Fukuroi City on July 22nd and needs…

Japan Guide 2023/07/10 A Canadian tourist scribbled and wrote something with his fingernails on the pillar of Toshodaiji Temple, a…

The Graduation Exchange took place on July 2 in the city of Toyokawa, an unforgettable moment with the presence of…

The JEBRA Japan 2023 countdown begins. The Brazilian School Games will be held on July 22, at the Ecopa Stadium,…

Osawa Fudo Waterfall is located on the river that flows between Kise and Misaku in Toyota City, Aichi. And as…

Japan Guide 2023-6-23 Two city officials questioned the 42-year-old Brazilian and treated her request for public assistance as if she…

Natsuyake Jogayama Observatory (展望台夏焼城ヶ山) was built after the turn of the New Year, on the first day of the year…

Japan Guide 2023/06/21 The municipal hospital in Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture revealed that there had been a medical accident in…

Source: SATV Japan Guide 2023/06/20 Two foreigners jump into the Joren Waterfall of Izu City on the 17th of this…

Japan Guide 2023/06/18 On the 17th, the Brazilian Wajima Ricardo Teruhiko, 41 years old, resident of the city of Okazaki,…

This Mirai is located in Kikugawa City Park, in the southeastern mountainous area. On a small hill with 81 meters…

Japan Guide 2023/06/06 On June 5, the Nabari Police Station of Mie Prefecture arrested four Vietnamese men aged between 25…

Japan Guide 2023/6/5 In the early hours of the 4th, a Vietnamese man was stabbed by a man in his…

Komodeshi Waterfall is about 8 meters high and is located in the city of Toyota in Aichi Prefecture. The waterfall…

Nisangatsu Touge Observatory is located on Hosoe Mountain north of Lake Hamana with an altitude of 433 meters in Hamamatsu…

Hataoribuchi waterfall has two levels, but only the lower one can be fully seen and is about 20 meters high…

2023/05/29 Japan Guide In Nabari City, Mie Prefecture, on May 29, it was announced that five iron covers, which cover…

Japan Guide 2023/5/28 The body of a baby was found on Senbonhama Beach in Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The police…

Sejiri Fudo Waterfall (瀬尻不動の滝), is a powerful waterfall with a total height of 120 meters with a series of steps,…

The famous botanical garden in the city of Nagoya has about 7.000 types of plants and was opened in 1937…

2023/5/4 Guide Japan On the night of the 3rd, the Brazilian Roselli Aihara Almeida (アイハラ アルメイダ ロゼリ), 46 years old,…

Nashino Fudo Waterfall is 34 meters high and is located in Toyota City, Aichi. A wonderful waterfall with abundant water…

Nijoga Waterfall (二畳ヶ滝) is about 30 meters high and 7 meters wide, with a basin (natural pool), located along Route…

2023/04/13 Japan Guide On Wednesday the 12th, the police reported the arrest of the Peruvian Miyasato González Julio Reinaldo, 61…

2023/04/12 Japan Guide According to police information, on the morning of the 10th, a Brazilian employee was seriously injured when…

Kasuisai is an ancient and famous Buddhist temple of the Soto Zen sect located in Fukuroi City with a history…

Japan Guide 2023-02-23 Pham Van Hoang, a 31-year-old Vietnamese national, was arrested and referred to prosecutors for smuggling approximately 464…

Hamamatsu Zoo is a zoo located near Lake Hamana, boasting a beautiful natural environment and was the first zoo to…

Hamanako Garden Park is a place that everyone can enjoy throughout the four seasons. A paradise of change, where you…

Japan Guide 2023/01/25 Last October, two men were arrested for stealing two Alphards in Aichi Prefecture. The total damage caused…

Japan Guide – 2022 December Workers in Shizuoka Prefecture, as of October, the minimum wage has been revised to 944…

2022/12/29 Japan Guide A 41-year-old Brazilian woman after trying to apply for public assistance in the city of Anjo, repeatedly…

Japan Guide 2022/12/26 Vietnamese Dang Truong Duc, 24 years old, unemployed from Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, was arrested for smuggling…

Japan Guide 2022/12/26 Three Turkish nationals were arrested for breaking into an empty house in Nagoya and stealing money. According…

Mikomai which means dance of shrine maidens, that is, dances performed by shrine maidens. It is an ancient Japanese Shinto…

Japan Guide 2022/12/21 On the 20th, a man of Turkish nationality, Dagtan Mamut, 23 years old, was arrested for causing…

Japan Guide 2022/12/14 Police arrested a Brazilian man on the morning of the 14th in a hit-and-run case in which…

Japan Guide 2022/12/08 Peruvian Wes Guinness Ricardo Ankey (ウエス ギネス リカルド アンキー) was arrested again on suspicion of murder. According…

Japan Guide 2022/12/05 The Wedding Rock Ceremony (Oshimenawahari) was held to replace the giant shimenawa rope in Ise City, Mie…

Japan Guide 2022/12/02 A man of Malian nationality in Africa was arrested for biting the arms and legs of two…

Japan Guide 2022/11/29 Brazilian Inoue Edison Age (イノウエ エディソン エイジ), 56, was arrested on suspicion of violating the law on…

Japan Guide 2022/11/24 On the 23rd, the Toyohashi police station arrested 40-year-old Yamamoto Basiega Patricia Sueco. The Brazilian was arrested…

Japan Guide 2022/11/24 Rymer Colin, 51, a Canadian national who taught English to children, was arrested for committing an obscene…

Japan Guide 2022/11/20 Brazilian Shada Vieira Graziella Luzia, 24, was arrested on suspicion of violating the Animal Welfare Act, leaving…

Japan Guide 2022/11/20 Police in the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture sent investigators to Brazil, where the killer is…

Japan Guide 2022/11/18 Police have arrested a Nepali man on suspicion of murdering a 42-year-old Nepali woman in his apartment…

Japan Guide 2022/11/18 Six Vietnamese nationals have been arrested on suspicion of stealing three used luxury cars from a used…

Japan Guide 2022/11/17 Two Peruvians were arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine hidden in cakes. More than 10 kilos of…

Japan Guide 2022/11/16 A Chinese woman was arrested by Osaka Prefectural Police on the 16th for selling counterfeit popular beauty…

Conceived by the experienced businessman and event promoter Karlos Yakabe, who brings concerts by famous and local artists in his…

Don’t miss the biggest Brazilian Festival in Tokyo on November 19th and 20th, free admission from 11:00 to 19:00 hr.…

Dashi (山車, characters for mountain and car) are floats with various decorations that appear at Japanese festivals and are pulled…

Japan Guide 2022/10/13 Minister Kono officially announces that insurance cards will be abolished by the month of autumn 2024, will…

Observation Tower 138 is the symbol of the city of Ichinomiya, TSUIN ACHI 138 is 138 meters high, named after…

Preparation of the floats (dashi) for the Koromo Festival that takes place annually on the third weekend (Saturday and Sunday)…

Kawaguchiko Nature Living Center is a popular tourist spot across Japan. Is located in Oishi Park along the north shore…

Japan Guide 2022/09/14 On September 13, the Mie Police Station, Iga City arrested a 33-year-old Thai woman residing in Nara…

Mount Kinka Observatory (金華山) is a viewpoint with a 270° view and represents one of the symbols of the city…

Japan Guide 2022/09/10 The Kyoto Prefectural Police’s Organized Crime Countermeasures Division 3 and other departments said on the 8th that…

Japan Guide 2022/09/09 On the 7th, the Japan Immigration Services Agency withdrew the certification of a Japanese language school (West…

Japan Guide 2022/09/07 Two Chinese nationals were arrested for earning around 1.35 million yen by selling a fake model of…