Cool Japan Article

Cool Japan Article

  • 24Living Alongside Indigo. New Stories from Tokushima Featuring Japan Blue.

    Japan Blue is a variety of the indigo color that is highly sought after worldwide. The plants used for indigo dyeing can be found thro…

    • Japanese history and traditional culture
    • Experience
    • Overseas Expansion

  • 15A Respect for Nature and Life Alongside the Sea – Kesennuma Pride

    Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture is surrounded by sea and mountain, and its port has landed the largest volume of katsuo, or bonito,…

    • Producers
    • City Planning
    • Gastronomy and Culinary
    • Japanese Nature
    • Japanese Food Culture
    • Fisheries
    • SDGs
    • Local production for local consumption
    • Foreigner Activation
    • Experience
    • Public-private partnerships and collaborations
    • Sake
    • Community Revitalization
    • Japan of the Sea

  • 14Lifestyles in Close Proximity to the Sea.An Area that Brings Together Sustainable Development and Unique Attractions—Ine Town

    Ine Town, located in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture, is known for its funaya, or wooden boathouses. One of the most scenic spo…

    • Ryotei & Restaurants
    • Lodging/Hotels
    • Producers
    • City Planning
    • Japanese Nature
    • Japanese history and traditional culture
    • Japanese Food Culture
    • Fisheries
    • Local production for local consumption
    • Experience
    • Public-private partnerships and collaborations
    • Community Revitalization
    • Japan of the Sea

  • 09The Importance of the Capacity to Change

    Otafuku Sauce is currently engaged in efforts to communicate the appeals of konamon (flour-based) dishes in Europe, the US, and Asia, a…

    • Ryotei & Restaurants
    • DX (Digital) & SNS
    • Japanese Food Culture
    • Experience
    • Overseas Expansion

  • 07Become a Kurabito. Enhancing the Value of Japanese Sake through a New Form of Sake Brewery Tourism

    KURABITO STAY and Kitsukura Shuzo have teamed up to offer a completely new sake tourism program within the grounds of a 330-year-old sa…

    • Lodging/Hotels
    • Producers
    • City Planning
    • Japanese history and traditional culture
    • Experience
    • Overseas Expansion
    • Sake
    • Community Revitalization

  • 06Year-long Grape Production in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres to Transform Japanese Agriculture and Create New Lifestyles

    Japanese fruits are world-renowned for their high quality. Behind the scenes, however, the fruit industry in Japan is facing numerous c…

    • Producers
    • Technology
    • Japanese Nature
    • Japanese Food Culture
    • Experience
    • Overseas Expansion
    • Community Revitalization

  • 05Local Tochigi Culture and Ingredients at The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko

    The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko opened in July 2020 on the shores of Lake Chuzenji in Okunikko. The luxury hotel sits in an area that is home …

    • Ryotei & Restaurants
    • Lodging/Hotels
    • Producers
    • Gastronomy and Culinary
    • Japanese Nature
    • Japanese history and traditional culture
    • Japanese Food Culture
    • Local production for local consumption
    • Experience
    • Community Revitalization

  • 03Innovation Meets History at Wataya Besso

    Straddling the Shiota River in Ureshino, Saga Prefecture, the Wataya Besso hotel complex spreads across the 66,000-square-meter propert…

    • Lodging/Hotels
    • Producers
    • City Planning
    • Gastronomy and Culinary
    • Japanese Nature
    • Japanese history and traditional culture
    • Japanese Food Culture
    • Local production for local consumption
    • Experience
    • Community Revitalization