13 Carp Streamers and Yellow Daffodils Takako Sakamoto Elegant yellow daffodils adding beauty to the idyllic scenery of colorful carp streamers swimming above a river lined with pr...
Activities Sakura and Spring Skiing Bryan Baier Spring in Japan is cherry blossom or sakura season. The glorious pink and white flowers bloom up and down the length of the c...
Spring at a Plum Orchard in Fukui Hiroshi Ohnuki Aerial view of lovely plum orchard in Mikata area, Fukui. Enjoy a leisurely picnic among millions of plum blossoms, admiring ...
Culture Tagata Honen Matsuri 2027 Amber Mezbourian The Tagata Honensai Matsuri is a fertility festival, with the main event centering on the lively procession of a large wooden...
9 Footsteps of Spring Masayoshi Hirose I traveled to the mountainous Shinshu region searching for late spring, and found wonderful mountain scenery, a suspension br...
9 Spring Breeze of Azumino Masayoshi Hirose A soft spring breeze caresses your cheek in Azumino of Shinshu region, where 'good old Japan' still remains the same as it wa...
13 Renkei-ji and Jorin-ji Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Renkei-ji and Jorin-ji are two small but pleasant Buddhist temples, with interesti...
Activities Takayama Travel Tips Geoff Day Takayama ranks highly for travelers looking to add rural tourism to their list and has attractions that can not be found anyw...
16 Dinosaurs at JR Fukui Station Takako Sakamoto Dinosaurs materialized in front of JR Fukui Station! Three intricately-made replicas of dinosaurs will welcome you with scary...
