Korea’s endorsement of the freeze-dry burial method, alongside Japan’s adherence and fervent celebration of Obon, topped off by Hong Kong’s virtual cemetery.

Held from June 5 to 6, the Yebisu Garden Place in Tokyo will be bustling with some 120 local and international brews and over hundreds of locals, tourists and traders participating in the festivities, waiting to award the next Japan Beer Cup holder!

Getting lost in Japan has never been more fun flying solo!

At the risk of ruining an entire weekend’s trip with bouts of indigestion and diarrhea, some full-fledged adventurers and bona fide foodies take to the streets in search of carts with woks of deep-fried goodness and steamers of piping hot surprises. Taken as mad, foolish, even bizarre for their dining choices when a decent, saucy restaurant is but a step up the side walk away, these wild folks can surely say that they’ve taken getting to know what it really is to eat, live and breathe in their country of choice, a whole feat of notches more than the average traveler.

rom the land where old cultural tradition and modern technology live side by side, comes the Fukuro Matsuri Festival; one event that promises nothing short of a wondrous spectacle.  It is held on the last weekend of September and the first weekend of October at West Gate Park near the Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo.