Warm Weather Should Speed Up Cherry Blossom Blooming

Warm weather has been hanging around the Kansai region of Japan this past week bringing a mix of sunshine and rain. Rain began to fall yesterday afternoon and continued throughout most of the day today tapering off around 2pm. Temperatures at that time were warm,...

Snowy Weather Ahead in February

Snow came to the Kansai region and much of Japan today. Where the prior storm brought tons of snow, this one isn’t dumping as much. However, more snow is predicted to fall for the end of this week into next week as well. If traveling in Japan, be prepared for...