Area Fukushima City Regis de Lavison Fukushima, meaning “Happy Island” is a city nestled between mountains in the Abukuma Valley. At 37 degrees latitude North it ...
Activities Kurokawa Onsen Yu Akari Illumination 2025-2026 Kim Bergström The Yu Akari Illumination at Kumamoto's Kurokawa Onsen is now in its tenth year, and it sees hundreds of locally-crafted bamb...
Activities Huis Ten Bosch Huis Ten Bosch is one of the largest theme parks in Japan and is located in the south of Kyushu near Nagasaki. The park recre...
Activities Zao Snow Monster Festival 2025-2026 Veronica Carnevale Every winter, Mount Zao in Yamagata Prefecture becomes overrun with hordes of “snow monsters.” This natural spectacle is call...
Activities Water Lily Exhibition 2026 Kim Bergström Shiga's Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden is home to over 150 types of water lilies, and they typically begin to bloom in ear...
Activities Four Seasons Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Four Seasons Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual event in the town of Obara, and it typically runs from mid-November thr...
Activities Chichibu Shibazakura Festival 2026 Kim Bergström One of the best places in the Kanto region to enjoy shibazakura is at Hitsujiyama Park, where the annual Chichibu Shibazakura...
Activities Lantern Night Osaka 2025 Kim Bergström Osaka's annual lantern night event takes place for three days during December, and it sees thousands of LED lanterns coloring...
Activities Shiraito Falls Shiraito Falls is a waterfall in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, near Mount Fuji, Japan. It is part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu Natio...
Activities Mount Takao Just an hour from downtown Tokyo, Mount Takao is one of the most popular destinations for day-trippers and hikers. Also known...
