Ultimate Guide to Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine) By the Japan Switch Team | May 23rd, 2022 Japan has a long and rich cultural history at its back, chock-full of interesting temples, delicacies, and of course, beverages. While many foreigners recognize sake (酒) as the country’s “traditional” beverage of choice, relatively few are familiar with the …
Ultimate Guide to Japanese Pop Culture By Team Japan Switch + Hei Kin Wong | June 23rd, 2022 Over the past several years, Japanese pop culture has been taking the Western world by storm. Everywhere you look now, you’re assailed by everything from popular Japanese fashion to Japanese video games, and of course, the ever-popular …
Top 13 Things to Do in Hiroshima By Team Japan Switch + Hei Kin Wong | June 22nd, 2022 Hiroshima may not be quite the tourist hotspot that Tokyo or Kyoto are, but the site of the infamous atomic bomb attack of 1945 still draws thousands of tourists year-round to this very day. While many …
Ultimate Guide to Aoshima AKA Cat Island By the Japan Switch Team | May 20th, 2022 Ask any dedicated cat lover out there what his version of paradise looks like, and you’re bound to get an answer that somehow involves a lot of cats, right? Well, for the cat lovers out there who are even …
Top 18 Things to Do in Kyoto By Yuki Kobayashi Purwanto | April, 29 2022 When you visit Japan, one of the must-stop places on your list is sure to be Kyoto (京都, Kyōto). This mesmerizing city on the island of Honshu once served as the actual capital of Japan, as well as the location …
Ultimate Guide to Getting a Tattoo in Japan By Thao | April, 2022 Getting a tattoo in Japan can be a unique and wondrous experience, whether it is your first or second tattoo (or twentieth!). When it comes to tattoos in Japan, many questions may come to your mind: How do you make sure you …
Top 17 Unique Dishes in Japanese Cuisine By Camilla Vigotti | April 11, 2022 Japanese cuisine is often renowned abroad for its simple yet delicious and aesthetically pleasing dishes. With the popularization of Japanese pop culture and anime, common and everyday dishes are now sold worldwide. But that is not all. Japanese cuisine has even …
Ultimate Guide to Obon Japan By Yuki Kobayashi Purwanto | April, 2022 What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about summer in Japan? Is it the burning heat or is it the summer festivals? Well for those of you who don’t know, aside from the burning temperature and humidity, …
Ultimate Guide to Golden Week By Kristine | March 2022 Golden Week is one of the most exciting, and well-known holidays in Japanese culture. It is a cluster of multiple holidays, all crammed together over the space of one week, and it’s a big reason for celebration in Japan. Traditionally, people head out during Golden …
Ultimate Guide to Living in Tokyo on a Budget By Camilla Vigotti | March 15th, 2022 How many times have you heard or read in articles that living in Japan, and especially living in Tokyo is expensive? Probably a thousand times. Tokyo, like many capital and global cities, has gained the reputation of an expensive …
