First impressions of Japan’s snack bars, also known as “sunakku,” are F&B establishments for the adult working population, with alcohol and food offered to office workers after a long day’s work. But these places are a class of...
Hoshino Resorts has announced the opening of the Nara Prison Museum on 27 April 2026, repurposing a national heritage site into a unique cultural destination. The project will preserve the former Nara Prison, a National Important Cultural Property...
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty in imperfection, impermanence, and the natural cycle of growth and decay. You can find in it the weathered surface of an old wooden temple, the worn leather of a favourite chair that becomes softer...
“Hakuba Happo Yamabuki Shokudo,” a new restaurant promoting food culture is coming to the Hakuba Happo area, produced by Yamabuki Miso Group. It is set to open next week on December 20. The establishment represents a complete...
Traditional Japanese housing is designed to cope with the extremes of summer weather in hot and humid climates. In other words, they are designed to live in harmony with the external environment by creating airy and open spaces. These houses also...
A new complex facility ‘SEIKAIHA’ is expected to open next month in Awaji Island, Hyogo prefecture. Facilities on the site are; a theater called ‘Naminoritei,’ a Japanese food restaurant ‘Aonoya’ and another restaurant named ‘Uminoya’ that serves...