With a long history as Japan's mercantile heart and major port of call, Osaka is dense and delightfully in your face. Now, as ...

Sakuramochi. The combination of the salty and slightly sour cherry tree leaf with the sweet anko makes it my favorite. In general I think wagashi is gets too little attention when peope talk about ...

Meanwhile, foodies shouldn't miss the Nishiki Market in central Kyoto to see and sample all sorts of local delicacies, including tsukemono (Japanese pickles), wagashi (Japanese confections ...

With less than 100 days to go before the opening of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, it makes sense to... Ahead of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, the remnants and former sites of the 1970 Osaka Expo are att..