Activities Kurokawa Onsen Yu Akari Illumination 2024-2025 Kim The Yu Akari Illumination at Kumamoto's Kurokawa Onsen is now in its tenth year, and it sees hundreds of locally-crafted bamb...
Activities Hoshikawa Illumination 2024-2025 Kim The Hoshikawa Illumination event takes place along Kumagaya's Hoshikawa Street, and it includes around 40,000 sparkling LED l...
Culture Hina Festival of Inatori Onsen 2025 Sandra Isaka From January 20th to March 31st, the tiny seaside town of Inatori, in the Izu Peninsula, hosts its annual 'Hina-no-tsurushika...
Culture Sumo at Yasukuni Shrine 2025 Kylie Plester Each year Yasukuni Shrine holds a ceremonial sumo event where you can watch sumo wrestling for free
Activities Akima Plum Grove Festival 2025 Kim One of the best places to enjoy plum blossoms in Gunma is at the Akima Plum Grove – it's regarded as one of the three great p...
Culture Gotenyama Sakura Festival 2025 Kim There are a myriad of incredible destinations to enjoy sakura season in Tokyo, and one of Shinagawa's top spots is Gotenyama ...
Activities Machida Sakura Festival 2025 Kim The Machida Sakura Festival is a multi-venue event which celebrates the best of cherry blossom season in the area.
Culture Mt. Konpira & Setogawa Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 Kim The Mount Konpira and Setogawa sakura festival takes place in early April, and includes taiko drum performances, a stage show...
Culture Yutagawa Onsen Plum Festival 2025 Kim The Yamagata hot springs town of Yutagawa Onsen has many good reasons to visit, and if you're a flower lover the Yutagawa Ons...
Culture Misato Plum Festival 2025 Kim The Misato Plum Festival is held every year from late February to late March, and it's one of Gunma Prefecture's largest plum...
