Culture Ichinoseki Hiraizumi Balloon Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Ichinoseki-Hiraizumi Balloon Festival will once again take to the Tohoku skies this autumn, bringing together elite pilot...
20 Culture Dorogawa Onsen Ryusenji Temple Bryan Baier Ancient folklore, traditional architecture, a lack of crowds and stunning autumn leaves at the height of color make Ryusenji ...
Activities Two Walks, Two Seasons Reynald Ventura Each walk through Kamakura is never the same. No matter how many times I’ve visited the ancient capital, there is always some...
11 Activities The Momijis of Shosenkyo Reynald Ventura Taking advantage of the government’s Go to Travel Campaign, I took a day-trip to Shosenkyo Gorge in Yamanashi. The momijis we...
8 Cosmos at Kinchakuda Park Mandy Bartok Even when the spider lilies cease to bloom, you can still catch the cosmos at Kinchakuda Park near Koma in Saitama.
Activities Nara's Tsubosaka Temple Bryan Baier Great Japanese folklore, beautiful traditional architecture, giant stone Buddhas from India and the fiercely beautiful autumn...
14 Kamakura's Hase Temple in January Larry Knipfing Kamakura's Hase Temple in January, just on the edge of autumn and the coming spring.
Activities 5 Spots for Fall Color in Kanagawa Kim Bergström Kanagawa Prefecture is home to numerous popular destinations including Yokohama, Kamakura, Hakone, and Odawara. It's also hom...
Activities Ikoma Plateau Cosmos Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each year in autumn, Miyazaki Prefecture's Ikoma Plateau is filled with colorful cosmos flowers in several varieties.
