10 Activities Seven Waterfalls Hidden in Izu Nicole Bauer What a great hidden spot in the middle of the forest! The drive to the falls was already spectacular. We took road 414 coming...
13 Culture Tenryu-ji Temple and Neighborhood Larry Knipfing Tenryu-ji Temple and the nearby Sagano Bamboo Grove are justly famous for their year-round beauty.
Culture Princess Road Procession 2027 Katrina Webber This parade takes place in Kiga, Hamamatsu the first Saturday and Sunday of April. See the re-enacted procession of an Edo-er...
Culture Akashi Park and Akashi Castle Mari Karahashi Next to the modern port city, Kobe, you can find a century-old park called Akashi Park. It is a perfect spot for hanami (cher...
6 Culture Nishijin Textile Center Kyoto Bonson Lam At the Nishijin Textile Center, there are kimono pattern books from the Meiji period in the late 19th century, showing the sy...
Food Hanami at bills 2027 Joanna Ligon Explore new, irresistible seasonal offerings in an indoor sakura setting
13 Culture Ryusen-En Garden, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Ryusen-En is a small but beautiful traditional Japanese garden, with a tranquil ca...
Activities Tankaku Castle: Shingu Castle Ruins Allison Morris The perfect spot for a spring picnic, the castle ruins in Shingu (Tankaku Castle 丹鶴城) is an easily doable stop during a da...
12 Naka-Meguro Irma Syahriar Take a walk in one of Japan’s most popular tourist spots and dine-in at trendy restaurants overlooking the Meguro River.
Activities Tokyo Port's Wild Bird Park Louise Bonsack Ôi Container Terminal is an important part of Tokyo’s reality. As are, in their field, the natural ponds and tiny frogs of To...