Activities Sunflower Festa at Soleil Hill 2026 Kim Bergström From mid-July until late August, Yokosuka Soleil Hill is filled with the color of approximately 100,000 sunflowers in bloom. ...
Activities Guide to Yotsuya Alicia Akiyama An introduction to 5 places you should visit in the Yotsuya area: Sophia University, Hotel New Otani, Akasaka Palace, Suga Sh...
Activities Nasunogahara Summer Pools Lynda Hogan Nasunogahara is a sprawling park with dozens of things to do for families. In the summer, for six weeks only, they open their...
Culture Blue Festival Kuki Lynda Hogan The Blue Festival in Kuki is a celebration of flowers that are shades of blue. In all honesty, 'purple' festival would be mor...
Activities Walking Yokohama 2021 Rey Waters Yokohama has many neighborhood parks and rivers where you can view excellent displays of Hydrangea without the crowds.
Culture Tokigawa Iris Garden Festival Lynda Hogan Each year in June iris flowers grow in the Tokigawa Iris Garden. It is not a particularly large iris garden, but it attracts ...
Culture Ina Rose Season Lynda Hogan Inamachi or Ina town is known as "rose town". It is one of the most famous places for roses in Saitama Prefecture. The annual...
Verde Regalo Sherilyn Siy Verde Regalo specializes in artisanal breads and homemade bacon. A visit will correct your notion that nothing delicious cou...
Culture Meet a Traditional Japanese Pottery Craftsman Yoshi Hirasawa Deep in the mountains of Matsuda (Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture), Yasuro Yamamoto is still refining his art. At ...
Planning LGBTQ Travel in Tokyo Serena Ogawa Where to go, where to stay, and when to visit info for LGBTQ people.
