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Gyokuro no Sato Camellia Festival

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...

Shizuoka
Omuroyama Yamayaki

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...

Shizuoka
Pillow Fight in Ito City

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...

Shizuoka
Matsukawa Tarai Race

Matsukawa Tarai Race

Kim

Tarai-bune, also known as "tub boats," are traditional Japanese wooden boats which were traditionally used for fishing. The M...

Shizuoka
Itokawa Promenade Sakura Festival

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...

Shizuoka
Izu Chohachi Art Museum

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...

Shizuoka
Atami Marine Fireworks Festival

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...

Shizuoka