Activities Kobe Luminarie 2025 Manish Prabhune Kobe Luminarie is held every year in the first two weeks of December to commemorate the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995.
Activities Lake Ashi Over 3,000 years ago, Mount Hakone’s eruption created a large volcanic crater, leading to the formation of Lake Ashi (Ashi-no...
Activities 5 Spring Flower Spots in Saitama Kim More than just Tokyo's next-door-neighbor, Saitama Prefecture has plenty to offer the Japan traveler. Visitors to the region ...
Activities Autumn Maple Festival at Togo Park 2024 Todd Wojnowski Togo Park in Hanno, Saitama holds an annual Maple Festival in late November to showcase its impressive display of over 1,000 ...
Activities Inage Seaside Park Inage Seaside Park is a white-sand beach. Abutting Inage Seaside Park is the Park Pool area, a popular summertime escape. The...
Activities Tokamachi Snow Festival 2025 Kim The Tokamachi Snow Festival has been held annually since 1950, and provides a fun way to enjoy the snow that this region of J...
Activities Iya Valley Iya Valley (祖谷渓, Iyakei), located in western Tokushima Prefecture and centralized on Shikoku Island, is a grand expanse of...
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...
Activities Terasaka Firefly Festival 2024 Sherilyn Siy On July 7 this year (Saturday), the Terasaka Rice Terraces in Yokoze, Chichibu, will be open to the public for a special summ...
Activities Ieshima Islands: Welcome Home Bryan Baier “Ieshima” means “Home Island.” After waiting out a storm in the safety of Ieshima’s harbors around 600 BCE, Japan’s legendary...