Summer in Japan is here! That means lots of heat, tons of hand fans, and the annual Tokyo Tower “Milky Way Illumination”! From June 1 to September 3, 2017, you can stop by Tokyo Tower’s observatory and checkout the wonderful illumination. But if you can’t travel all the way to Tokyo, don’t worry! You can checkout the illumination here (video courtesy of Japan Times):   Continue reading Tokyo Tower “Milky Way Illumination”!

Fans of Studio Ghibli will have another theme park to travel to beginning in the early 2020s. It is the “My Neighbor Totoro” theme park, which is set to open in Nagakute! One of the main attractions will be “Satsuki and Mei’s House,” a life-size replica of the house in the movie. This house has actually been on display since the Aichi Expo in 2005, … Continue reading “My Neighbor Totoro” Park Opening in Japan!