Culture Gyokuro no Sato Camellia Festival Kim Shizuoka's Gyokuro no Sato Camellia Garden is home to approximately 900 camellia trees in around 300 types, and since differe...
Culture Omuroyama Yamayaki Kim The Omuro Yamayaki Festival is held in spring each year, and it's an event with around 700 years of history. It originally st...
Culture Pillow Fight in Ito City Kim The Pillow Fight in Ito City takes place with teams of eight who battle it out against one another by throwing pillows, while...
Culture Matsukawa Tarai Race Kim Tarai-bune, also known as "tub boats," are traditional Japanese wooden boats which were traditionally used for fishing. The M...
Culture Mt. Konpira & Setogawa Cherry Blossom Festival Kim The Mount Konpira and Setogawa sakura festival takes place in early April, and includes taiko drum performances, a stage show...
Culture Firefly Viewing at Okawa Onsen Takegasawa Park Kim Fireflies are a beloved symbol of early summer in Japan, and their incredible bioluminescent glow has captured the imaginatio...
Culture Itokawa Promenade Sakura Festival Kim The scenic Itokawa Promenade in the center of Atami City is famous for its early-blooming Atamizakura, which color the area w...
Culture New York Lamp Museum & Flower Garden Kim Japan is home to a wide variety of special interest museums, and one of them is the New York Lamp Museum in Ito, Shizuoka Pre...
Culture Izu Chohachi Art Museum Peter Sidell In Matsuzaki on the Izu peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, this museum is dedicated to the works of Izu-no-Chohachi, a...
Culture Atami Marine Fireworks Festival Kim The Atami Marine Fireworks Festival originally started in 1952 as a celebration of the area's reconstruction efforts after Ty...