Activities Cosmos Season at the Yume Cosmos Park 2026 Kim Bergström Every year in autumn, Kyoto's Yume Cosmos Park comes alive with a wide variety of early, mid, and late blooming cosmos types....
Activities Kimiidera Temple Sakura Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Each year during spring, Wakayama's Kimiidera Temple is home to a sakura festival that celebrates these beautiful blooms in a...
Culture Hirano Shrine Okasai 2027 Alena Eckelmann Hirano Shrine in the north of Kyoto hosts a hanami festival each year. The hanami scenery is fantastic and the party atmosphe...
Culture Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival 2027 Alena Eckelmann The spring festival at the Hongu Taisha from April 13th to 15th each year gets absolutely everyone in Hongu Town to participa...
Activities Cosmos at Hannyaji Temple 2026 Kim Bergström Nara's Hannyaji Temple is often referred to as the "Cosmos Temple" for good reason - there are approximately 150,000 cosmos f...
Activities Awaji Highway Oasis Illuminations 2026 Kim Bergström From early November right up until Christmas Day, the Awaji Highway Oasis roadside rest area will feature an impressive 9-met...
Activities Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden Hatsuhinode 2027 Kim Bergström Japan has a number of unique ways to celebrate the new year, and one of them is hatsuhinode, or watching the first sunrise. T...
Activities Plum Blossoms at Tsukigase Plum Grove 2027 Kim Bergström One of Nara's best plum blossom spots is the Tsukigase Plum Grove, where over 10,000 plum trees burst into bloom in shades of...
Activities Mount Yoshino Sakura Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Nara's Mount Yoshino is often regarded as one of the country's top sakura spots. An annual festival and illumination event is...
Activities Hydrangea Season at Mimuroto-ji Temple 2026 Kim Bergström Each year during Japan's rainy season, Kyoto's Mimuroto-ji Temple opens their hydrangea garden, which is filled with around 2...
