Most people, regardless of age, love LEGO. This is probably because every person has a builder instinct in them – even young children can put together an easy model. LEGO has established a huge fan base around the world and this 2017, it will be holding another Japan Brickfest (ジャパン ブリックフェスト). Japan Brickfest is Asia’s…

The International Wine Challenge (IWC) is the most comprehensive and influential wine tasting competition in the world. It is host to many tasting challenges which give companies the chance to promote their award-winning wines. This coming May 2016, the 10th International Wine Challenge Sake Competition (a collaboration between Sake Samurai Association and International Wine Challenge)…

The end of the year is here and that means the annual nationwide illumination events. Here, I would like to tell you about two of the most beautiful illumination events held in Kobe. Kobe Luminarie reportersmagazine.com/ One of the famous illuminations in all of Japan is held in December every year since 1995 to commemorate…

In Kobe, each year in December as the festive season approaches millions of people flock to the city to see the annual Luminarie festival. It’s a huge illuminated event that has been held in the city centre every year after the big earthquake that struck the city in 1995. sotontosushi.wordpress.com/ The Luminarie is very easy…

goldsgym.jp/ This holiday light festival decorates Christmas in Kobe with elegance and charm. The first Luminarie was held in the year of the Great Hanshin earthquake. Today it is a seasonal attraction for the Kansai area and for all of Japan, bringing up to 4 million visitors a year. This year’s Luminarie is expected to…