Culture Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival 2024 Novriana Dewi If you think fireworks festivals in Japan are only typical of the summer, then you should visit Nagano around the end of Nove...
Culture Iiyama's Ajisai-dera Robert Grey One of the great things about getting out of Japanese cities is that you will ultimately find some wonderful and little known...
Culture Wasabi Farm in Summer Akira Matsuo Daio Wasabi Farm is Japan’s largest genuine wasabi farm and also a popular "sightseeing" spot located between Matsumoto and H...
Culture A Hokusai on the Ceiling Robert Grey Ganshoin Temple, located in northern Nagano's town of Obuse, contains one of the best kept local secrets around -- a large ce...
7 Culture Matsumoto Art Museum JJ Walsh Colorful and fun artwork in pleasant surroundings, a must-see museum for art lovers visiting Matsumoto.
Culture The Original Matsumoto Castle Leslie Taylor Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture is not only one of Japan's most beautiful castles, but it is also one of the few origin...
7 Culture Suwa Taisha (Suwa Grand Shrine) Brian Wood-Koiwa Suwa Taisha (Suwa Grand Shrine) houses the four largest logs of the Onbashira festival and a tree that snores when it lowers ...
12 Culture Kozenji Temple Bryan Baier Kozenji is a gorgeous Buddhist temple nestled against the Chuo Alps in Komagane Nagano. It perfectly blends human constructio...
Culture Exploring Matsumoto Castle Sarah Mathews I believe Matsumoto Castle should be on everyone's Japan itinerary. It is one of the four castles designated as National Trea...
Culture Kamikochi Hodaka Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Hodaka Shrine, situated alongside Kamikochi’s Myojin Pond, has a special Shinto ritual on October 8 every year, to offer up p...