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Does Japan Celebrate Thanksgiving? Understanding Japan’s View on the Holiday and Its Unique Seasonal Traditions

Thanksgiving is widely known as a major holiday in the United States and Canada, celebrated with family gatherings, feas...

CultureEvent / Festival

Universal Studios Japan (USJ), located in Osaka, becomes one of the most dazzling holiday destinations in the country wh...

Event / FestivalTheme parksWinter

Known in Japanese as the Ōtori Matsuri (大酉祭), this annual event draws thousands of people from all over Japan who come t...

Event / Festival

When winter arrives in Tokyo, the city lights up with festive cheer—and nowhere captures the holiday spirit more beautif...

Event / FestivalTourist spot

When people imagine the skyline of Tokyo today, one structure rises above all others: the Tokyo Skytree. At a staggering...

Tourist spot

Among the many neighborhoods of Tokyo, few are as colorful, energetic, and culturally unique as Akihabara. Often referre...

Tourist spot

Nikko, located in Tochigi Prefecture, is one of Japan’s most popular day-trip and overnight destinations from Tokyo. Fam...

Trip

Tokyo becomes a city of lights in winter, but few places capture the season’s charm as beautifully as Shibuya and Shinju...

DecemberEvent / FestivalSeasonWinter

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu is one of Kamakura’s most important cultural and historical landmarks—a grand Shinto shrine that h...

Kamakura

ZIPAIR is Japan’s fast-growing low-cost, medium- to long-haul airline operated by Japan Airlines (JAL). Known for its af...

Trip