Activities Grinpa Heavenly Tulip Festival Kim Bergström If you want your springtime blooms with an iconic view, the Grinpa Heavenly Tulip Festival is one to pencil in on your calend...
Activities Water Lily Exhibition 2026 Kim Bergström Shiga's Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden is home to over 150 types of water lilies, and they typically begin to bloom in ear...
Transportation Hiroshima Access Guide Tom Roseveare Find out Hiroshima's transport options, including shinkansen, tram network and ferry routes. From cycling in Onomichi to buyi...
Activities Kobe Sports Park Cosmos Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each year, the Kobe Sports Park is home to a cosmos festival that typically runs throughout the month of October. The cosmos ...
Culture Tokyo's Setagaya City Ward Sleiman Azizi Setagaya City features the 400 year old Boroichi Flea Market, local spaces like the plum blossom-filled Hanegi Park and beaut...
17 Culture Ueno Toshogu Garden Jeanne Aucerf Hidden in the middle of Tokyo's Ueno Park, this magnificent peony garden is well worth discovering for nature addicts and bea...
Activities The Farm Life and Legends of Tono Tristan Scholze Experience a farmstay in the “City of Folklore,” an idyllic and history-filled little town ringed by mountains in northern Ja...
Food Ramen Garaku Tom Roseveare Ramen Garaku (らーめん 雅楽) is a solid little ramen shop in Azamino, just outside Tokyo and opened in July 2014.
Activities Top 10 Experiences in Yamaguchi Italian in Japan (L. Maurizi) Meet authentic Japan off the beaten path in Yamaguchi Prefecture with our top 10 ways to experience modern and traditional Ja...
Activities 9 Experiences in Nobeoka Tristan Scholze Experience the little-known small town of Kyushu's Pacific coastline with natural treasures from mountain to ocean and histor...
