Kansai’s Hidden Gems: Beyond the Crowds

Kansai’s Hidden Gems: Beyond the Crowds

Kansai: Merchants, Ports, and Sacred Mountains (Osaka, Kobe, Wakayama) Source: Japanguide The Kansai / Kinki region is the cradle of much of what we now call “traditional Japanese culture.” Web Japan notes that the Kinki region, in west-central Honshu,...
Fujii Kaze — The Reiwa Music Icon

Fujii Kaze — The Reiwa Music Icon

In Japan’s long musical lineage—from Showa ballads to Heisei idols—the Reiwa era needed a new voice. A voice free from industry formulas, free from idol polish, and rooted in genuine musicianship. That voice arrived quietly from Okayama: Fujii Kaze....