Japan Directory

The one-stop site for tourists visiting Japan's capital city. For information from etiquette, attractions, tips and so much more; Expedition Tokyo aims to provide all the information you would ever need.

FM Setagaya (エフエム世田谷) on 83.4 MHz/20W is owned by Setagaya Service Corporation, a specified terrestrial basic broadcasting operator that provides ultra-shortwave broadcasting (FM broadcasting) in some areas of Setagaya Ward, Tokyo.

Lightboat is a website for technical trainees from Vietnam and elsewhere to learn about life in Japan: information on legal matters and local customs essential to living in Japan (in easy Japanese and Vietnamese).

The Nagano Prefectural Museum of History (長野県立歴史館, Nagano Kenritsu Rekishi-kan) is a public museum located in the Kino no Sato History Park in Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, which also houses the Hanishina Kofun Tomb Group, the Mori Shogunzuka Kofun Tomb Museum and Kino no Mura. As well as...

Japan has not been a leading force on the global startup map. A very few unicorns and all. But do such things tell the complete story of startups in Japan? Here is an analysis with lots of data points and facts indicating that Japan's startup scene is not as bad as people think.

Sompo Holdings, Inc. (SOMPOホールディングス Sonpo hôrudingusu), formerly NKSJ Holdings and Sompo Japan (損害保険ジャパン, Songai Hoken Japan, lit. "General Insurance Japan"), is a Japanese insurance company. It is Japan's second-largest property insurance company, only behind Tokio Marine, with a market share...

Seating protocols during business meetings, especially with customers, are essential in traditional Japanese companies. Many times, there are even confusing for the younger Japanese people. This is a very detailed guide to cover the seating arrangements during business meetings with customers...

Uniqlo Co., Ltd. (株式会社ユニクロ, Kabushiki-Kaisha Yunikuro) is a Japanese casual wear designer, manufacturer and retailer. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. A Yamaguchi-based company, Ogori Shōji (which, until then, had been operating men's clothing shops called...

A detailed guide for ex-pats to find and rent apartments in Japan. This guide includes sources, costs, and Japan-specific housing-related lingo.

A very thorough guide for all JLPT levels, including compiled data tables and infographics.

Job Board for Tech Jobs in Japan and Japanese-speaking bilinguals worldwide; job listings, company listings, articles.

Utinokati is a free website showing market values and price trends for Japanese apartments, homes, and land all at one glance. The extensive data can boost your real estate sale and real estate business because it is based on information about a total of 2.1 million property transactions in...

Cultural immersion through active excursions: hiking, biking, trail running, travel info.

Chūbu-Sangaku National Park (中部山岳国立公園, Chūbu Sangaku Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Chūbu region of Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano, Gifu, Toyama and Niigata prefectures. It was designated a national park on 4 December 1934, along...

Teikyo University (帝京大学, teikyō daigaku) is a private university headquartered in the Itabashi ward of Tokyo. It was established in 1931 as Teikyo Commercial High School (帝京商業高等学校). It became Teikyo University in 1966. It is part of Teikyo Group, a multinational educational foundation that...

Kasuga-Taisha (春日大社, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, "Kasuga Grand Shrine") is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the shrine of the Fujiwara family, established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the...

Yururi (ユルリ) is an uninhabited island off the coast of Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido. The island is full of natural miracles and magic. The website presents the island's history, biology, and geography and a film by Okada Atsushi, who has been filming the wild horses inhabiting the island since 2011.

The website of the German Protestant community of Kobe-Osaka (Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Kobe-Osaka, EKK), a small German-speaking church congregation in Kobe with a chequered history of 150 years. The church building is shared with the English-speaking Kobe Union Church (KUC) and forms the...

The ancient Kumano region is nestled in the verdant mountains of Wakayama Prefecture—the spiritual heartland of Japan. Worshipped for centuries, this lush and rugged area has been considered the abode of the gods. Kumano Kodo itineraries, official guidebook, restaurant guide, onsen information...

Our association was formed in September 1995 as Japan Used Motor Vehicle Exporters Alliance, mostly among exporters of used Japanese cars, after the implementation of revisions in the Export Trade Control Ordinance, based on policies for the deregulation