8 Culture Irises at Meiji Shrine Mandy Bartok Catch irises in bloom in the inner garden of Tokyo's Meiji Shrine during the rainy months of May and June
Activities Tokyo Gate Bridge at Night Manish Prabhune Night views of the Tokyo Gate Bridge from various locations across Tokyo.
Activities POLA Museum of Art, Hakone Tomoko Kamishima The POLA Museum of Art features large number of pieces from the private collection of Tsuneshi Suzuki (1930-2000), the son of...
Activities Walking Across Tokyo Gate Bridge Manish Prabhune The new Tokyo Gate Bridge has a pedestrian walkway that offers beautiful views of the Tokyo Bay area.
Culture Showa Kinen Park Flower Festival Todd Wojnowski The Showa Kinen Park in Tachikawa, Tokyo hosts the incredibly beautiful spring Flower Festival. Colors, scents and designs st...
Activities Walking Across the Rainbow Bridge Manish Prabhune Walking over the Rainbow bridge in the evening offers stunning views of the city, which cannot be enjoyed the same way in the...
Culture Kaisei-machi Ajisai Matsuri Sandra Isaka Kaisei-machi's Ajisai Matsuri, usually held in the second week of June, is a wonderful festival of hydrangea, newly planted r...
7 Culture Sayama Park and Lake Tama Brian Wood-Koiwa Sayama park forms the eastern slope of the dam that created Lake Tama with views of Mt Fuji to the west and the skyscrapers o...
Nightlife Hanyu Natsu Matsuri 2026 Selena Hoy Saitama's Hanyu city buzzes with energy at its annual summer festival.
11 Culture Wisteria Festival, Kameido Tenjin Nicole Bauer Kameido Tenjin Shrine is one of the few places in Tokyo—and the most popular one—, where you can see great wisteria from late...
