SoraNews24 —Japan News—

Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.

RocketNews24 Japanese

Featured

Weird
Studio Ghibli
Jobs

tourism (Page 37)

The roller slide of terror: Treetop fun ride for kids is a terrifying experience for adult butts

Oona McGee
Sep 26, 2022
Tweet

When the only thing to save your buttocks from catching fire is a piece of cardboard.

Japan
(COK • crazy • funny • Masanuki Sunakoma • parks • rides • roller slides • Saitama • scary • slides • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • travel • video • weird)

How hard is it to break Japanese tiles like a karate pro?

Oona McGee
Sep 25, 2022

This Tokyo store lets you write a wish on a tile to help make your dreams come true.

Japan
(Asakusa • COK • cool • Japanese tiles • karate • Kawara Smash • Kawarana • martial arts • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • things to do • things to do in Tokyo • tiles • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

International tourists travel to Japan, spend big at top tourist spots in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Sep 21, 2022

First weekend following new entry procedures sees foreign visitors picking up loads of bargains, thanks to the weak yen.

Japan
(Akihabara • anime • border restrictions • COK • coronavirus • entry restrictions • foreigners in Japan • international travel • reopening • reopening borders • shopping • tourism • tourist sites • travel • travel ban • yen)

Visit the mythical cave that hid the Sun Goddess in Japanese mythology

Oona McGee
Sep 17, 2022

An unsual tourist site shrouded in intrigue and mystery.

Japan
(Amaterasu • COK • countryside • goddess • inaka • Mie • Mie Prefecture • mythology • myths • Rural Japan • rural life • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries

SoraNews24
Sep 16, 2022

Travel restrictions finally set to be lifted as country returns to pre-pandemic entry procedures.

Japan
(border restrictions • COK • coronavirus • entry ban • entry restrictions • foreigners in Japan • Fumio Kishida • government • international tourists • Japan travel • Japanese Prime Minister • news • politicians • reopening • reopening borders • tourism • tourists • travel)

What it’s like to spend the night in a Pokémon hotel room

Oona McGee
Sep 4, 2022

Dreams come true for a Pokémon-loving father his equally obsessed six-year-old daughter.

Japan
(accommodation • anime • Apartment Hotel Mimaru • COK • hotels • Kyoto • P.K. Sanjun • Pikachu • Pokemon • SNJO • Snorlax • themed rooms • Tokyo • tourism • travel • traveling • video games)

Japanese government wants to encourage wealthy foreigners to travel deeper into Japan, NHK says

Casey Baseel
Aug 31, 2022

Agency will select areas outside major cities to promote to big-spending travelers, according to report.

Japan
(COK • foreigners in Japan • tourism • travel)

Travelling to Miyajima and Itsukushima Shrine? Best to be a glass-half-full type of tourist

Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2022

Heartfelt advice for those hoping to visit the World Heritage site before the end of the year.

Japan
(COK • deer • Hiroshima • Itsukushima • Mari Morimoto • Miyajima • shrines • SNJO • torii • tourism • tourist sites • travel • UNESCO World Heritage sites • World Heritage site)

Kyoto curry bread comes with a very special filling

Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2022

Karepan gets a specialty upgrade at this renowned bakery.

Japan
(baked goods • bakery • COK • curry • curry bread • Japanese curry • K. Masami • kare pan • Kyoto • shinshindo • SNJO • taste test • tourism • travel)

Bizarre “shikadamari” deer gathering at Nara Park baffles people in Japan

Oona McGee
Aug 18, 2022

The animals behave differently this summer.

Japan
(animals • COK • deer • K. Masami • Nara • Nara deer • Nara Park • shika • shikadamari • SNJO • summer • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel)

Kyoto in summer: A special trip to Kifune shrine recharges the soul

Oona McGee
Aug 3, 2022

Itinerary includes a sightseeing train, shrine visit, and a meal to remember!

Japan
(COK • Hiei • history • Japanese restaurants • JR Central • Kifune Shrine • Kyoto • restaurants • sightseeing • SNJO • tourism • trains • travel)

JR Central and Kyoto temple team up for the coolest temple tourism experiences you’ll ever see

Dale Roll
Aug 3, 2022

Crafts, private art viewings, private lectures, exclusive tea tastings…you’ll want to do it all!

Japan
(art • Buddhism • history • JR Central • kennin • Kyoto • sightseeing • sweets • temple • tourism • Zen Buddhism)

Japanese travel agency reveals summer 2022’s most popular destinations domestically and abroad

Krista Rogers
Jun 28, 2022

Company also shares which departure dates are the most popular throughout the months of July and August so you can plan accordingly.

Japan
(abroad • domestic • flights • HIS • international • overseas • popular • tourism • travel)

Travel off the beaten path in Japan, to the point where three prefectures meet

Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2022

Visit this unusual site and you can say you’ve been to three prefectures in a day.

Japan
(Boundary of Three Prefectures • COK • Masanuki Sunakoma • michi no eki • off the beaten path • off the beaten track • Saitama • SNJO • tourism • tourist site • tourist sites • travel • unusual)

Don’t let the rain get you down! Here are Japan’s top 10 most beautiful rainy day travel spots

Dale Roll
Jun 1, 2022

Beautiful landscapes, charming towns, peaceful gardens…you’ll find it all on this list!

Japan
(beautiful • COK • Japan tourism • Japan travel • nature • outdoor • rain • rainy season • rainy weather • ranking • sightseeing • tourism • travel • tsuyu)

Japan’s northernmost brewery on the mainland is…a temple?!?

Oona McGee
May 24, 2022

The holiest craft beer in the country.

Japan
(Aomori • beer • brewery • Buddhism • COK • cool • crazy • culture • haruka takagi • religion • SNJO • temples • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • travel • weird • winery • wines)

Travel off the beaten path to a secret spot in Japan where bamboo grows wild on an old train line

Oona McGee
May 4, 2022

Like the bamboo grove in Kyoto, but with less tourists and more beauty.

Japan
(bamboo • COK • cool • countryside • Japanese scenery • Mountains • off the beaten path • photography • railway tracks • railways • SNJO • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Where to find the Great Floating Buddha of Ikebukuro

Oona McGee
Mar 29, 2022

Tokyo ward known for its otaku culture holds a hidden gem not many people know about.

Japan
(Buddha • Buddhism • COK • cool • crazy • culture • daibutsu • Great Buddha • Ikebukuro • religion • SNJO • temples • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • weird)

Unusual guardians appear at Kyoto’s Kiyomizudera temple

Oona McGee
Mar 7, 2022

A surprise twist on traditional Japan that includes a giant kokeshi doll.

Japan
(art • art installation • artists • Artists' Fair Kyoto 2022 • contemporary art • cool • guardian dogs • Kenji Yanobe • Kiyomizudera • kokeshi • koma inu • Kyoto • Lion Dogs • mystery spot • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • wtf)

In search of Japan’s biggest tanuki, we stumble across something equally big

Oona McGee
Mar 3, 2022

Japanese raccoon dogs are known for their large…ahem, appendages. But which one is the largest of them all?

Japan
(animals • ceramics • COK • cool • culture • folklore • Japanese folklore • pottery • raccoon dogs • Shiga • Shigaraki • Shigaraki ware • Shigarakiyaki • SNJO • Tanuki • tourism • tourist sites • tradition • trains • travel • unusual • weird)

« Prev
1
...
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
...
52
Next »

Recent Posts
MOST POPULAR
- Today
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Yearly
Today
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
RECOMMENDED STORIES
- Categories
  
  Categories Select Category Africa (33) Anime & Manga (193) Art (64) Australia (42) C America (9) C Asia (17) Canada (59) Cats (72) China (847) Culture (180) Cute (187) Entertainment (248) Europe (345) FN24 (1) Food & Drink (314) Games & Tech (167) Global (1,073) India (11) Internet (2,198) Italy (13) Japan (34,560) Korea (375) Lifestyle (76) Mexico (6) Music (12) N Asia (4) New Zealand (11) News (61) North Korea (72) Oceania (10) Russia (56) S America (33) S Asia (66) SE Asia (378) Space (2) Taiwan (203) UK (18) Uncategorized (19) USA (978) W Asia (25)
- Archives
  
  Archives Select Month November 2026 (29) October 2026 (144) September 2026 (156) August 2026 (174) July 2026 (197) June 2026 (174) May 2026 (138) April 2026 (142) March 2026 (150) February 2026 (124) January 2026 (138) December 2025 (136) November 2025 (136) October 2025 (151) September 2025 (154) August 2025 (143) July 2025 (158) June 2025 (165) May 2025 (162) April 2025 (181) March 2025 (157) February 2025 (127) January 2025 (139) December 2024 (148) November 2024 (149) October 2024 (153) September 2024 (154) August 2024 (158) July 2024 (156) June 2024 (150) May 2024 (166) April 2024 (150) March 2024 (157) February 2024 (169) January 2024 (159) December 2023 (165) November 2023 (166) October 2023 (166) September 2023 (173) August 2023 (183) July 2023 (171) June 2023 (180) May 2023 (158) April 2023 (152) March 2023 (167) February 2023 (160) January 2023 (171) December 2022 (175) November 2022 (176) October 2022 (179) September 2022 (191) August 2022 (202) July 2022 (193) June 2022 (178) May 2022 (178) April 2022 (181) March 2022 (212) February 2022 (199) January 2022 (224) December 2021 (230) November 2021 (214) October 2021 (215) September 2021 (238) August 2021 (225) July 2021 (207) June 2021 (218) May 2021 (209) April 2021 (206) March 2021 (225) February 2021 (209) January 2021 (224) December 2020 (225) November 2020 (224) October 2020 (231) September 2020 (238) August 2020 (227) July 2020 (220) June 2020 (209) May 2020 (215) April 2020 (238) March 2020 (235) February 2020 (222) January 2020 (233) December 2019 (187) November 2019 (214) October 2019 (237) September 2019 (195) August 2019 (205) July 2019 (183) June 2019 (201) May 2019 (231) April 2019 (192) March 2019 (242) February 2019 (211) January 2019 (238) December 2018 (212) November 2018 (217) October 2018 (214) September 2018 (203) August 2018 (217) July 2018 (218) June 2018 (208) May 2018 (204) April 2018 (193) March 2018 (216) February 2018 (192) January 2018 (223) December 2017 (204) November 2017 (209) October 2017 (218) September 2017 (209) August 2017 (228) July 2017 (222) June 2017 (245) May 2017 (229) April 2017 (197) March 2017 (165) February 2017 (151) January 2017 (180) December 2016 (260) November 2016 (267) October 2016 (302) September 2016 (387) August 2016 (351) July 2016 (379) June 2016 (379) May 2016 (312) April 2016 (347) March 2016 (414) February 2016 (379) January 2016 (359) December 2015 (359) November 2015 (378) October 2015 (435) September 2015 (419) August 2015 (152) July 2015 (218) June 2015 (179) May 2015 (237) April 2015 (223) March 2015 (119) February 2015 (121) January 2015 (394) December 2014 (376) November 2014 (376) October 2014 (414) September 2014 (349) August 2014 (379) July 2014 (316) June 2014 (375) May 2014 (384) April 2014 (354) March 2014 (318) February 2014 (284) January 2014 (270) December 2013 (224) November 2013 (242) October 2013 (244) September 2013 (226) August 2013 (241) July 2013 (214) June 2013 (222) May 2013 (191) April 2013 (173) March 2013 (149) February 2013 (85) January 2013 (106) December 2012 (111) November 2012 (149) October 2012 (151) September 2012 (118) August 2012 (99) July 2012 (56) June 2012 (57) May 2012 (54) April 2012 (62) March 2012 (40) February 2012 (27) January 2012 (24) December 2011 (18) November 2011 (12) October 2011 (1) September 2011 (9) August 2011 (11) March 2011 (1)
訪日外国人向けインバウンド広告メディア「SoraNews24」とは？

- Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
- Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
About Us | Jobs | Contact | Contribution | Partner with Us

© SoraNews24 —Japan News— / SOCIO CORPORATION