Activities Light of Hope 2026 Lynda Hogan Each month for two weeks Gyoda City has a floral water font (hanachozu) event. For one night during those two weeks they also...
Food Vert Cafe Gyoda Lynda Hogan Vert Cafe is located in the former Oshimachi Credit Association, a tangible Cultural Property of Gyoda City. A beautiful wood...
Activities Autumn Sunflowers in Kawagoe Lynda Hogan There is more to Kawagoe than just the Edo period time slip thoroughfare. For example, on the outskirts of the tourist town y...
Accommodation Hotel and Resorts Minamiboso Elizabeth S Hotel and Resorts Minamiboso, located within Cape Taibusa in Minamiboso City, accommodates single travelers, families with ch...
Activities Sky of Poppies 2026 Kim Bergström Running from late May through until early June, Saitama's Sky of Poppies event at the Sainokuni Fureai Ranch showcases an ast...
Culture Otaru Umeshu Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each year, Hokkaido's Tanaka Sake Brewing Kikkogura hosts the Otaru Umeshu Festival, which serves as a celebration of this mu...
Activities Nanrakuen Plum Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Each year from around late January through to early March, Ehime's Nanrakuen Garden is home to a plum festival which showcase...
Activities Celebrating Ume - Hanami in Tanabe 2027 Alena Eckelmann Celebrate spring at Kansai's best ume (Japanese plum) viewing spot at the Kishu Ishigami Tanabe Ume Orchards in the south of ...
Activities Misato Town Lavender Festival Kim Bergström Each year in early summer, Misato Town in Akita Prefecture is home to a lavender festival that blankets the ground in purple....
Activities Hydrangea Season at Yatadera Temple 2026 Kim Bergström From June 1st until July 10th each year, Nara's Yatadera Temple opens its hydrangea garden for the public to enjoy. The hydra...
