Jinja, as well as temples is a very important sacred spot for many Japanese people regardless they are religious or not. But recently, these sports have become popular destination for many tourists and jinja is having a problem.

A French artist, Florent Chavouet travelled to Manabeshima, known as a cat island in Japan and spent 2 months deeply involved with the locals with very little Japanese. He depicted all his experience and it´s amazing.

Japan is a country of Onsen and there are so many hot spring spots and fountains. Oita has the most onsen fountains in Japan and to promote their good onsen, they made a video, Shinfuro. It´s just funny.

There are islands in Japan where old traditional customs are still strictly kept. One of them is Okinoshima located in the middle of Genkai Sea.

Gion-matsuri is one of the most important festivals in Japan. The name itself is very famous. But who knew it lasts for a month? What do they do?

People are curious about Japanese using a coin tray but it´s even more interesting how they hand the change to the customer.

Hanko is a must item to have when you live in Japan. It even proves who you are. So it´s good to have one original. But where to make it? Let´s go to Taiho-do.

The 10th of January was Touka Ebisu in Kyoto. It was a celebration of Ebisu-sama, a God of prosperous business and is one of the seven lucky Gods. This was my first experience at Touka Ebisu. Reported by Chisai Fujita.

The Japan Railway has made a shinkansen, Toreiyu where you can enjoy footbath while you travel. You can enjoy variety of sake from Yamagata and relax in the footbath with the beautiful outside view of Tohoku.

Today, 3rd of November is Bunka no Hi in Japan. All museums are free admission and there are many cultural events held all around Japan.