Activities Garyu Park Sakura Festival Kim Bergström If you're after an ultra-picturesque cherry blossom spot, look no further than Nagano's Garyu Park. It was selected as one of...
Accommodation Myoko House in Myoko Kogen, Niigata Nathan Eden Myoko is an increasingly popular destination when it comes to the very best of Japan's famed powder snow. Myoko House combine...
7 Food Kanzuri in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture Nathan Eden Kanzuri is a fermented chilli paste (or hot sauce) made only in Myoko using chillies, yuzu and koji. Once per winter, chillie...
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 Chausuyama Shibazakura Season Kim Bergström The annual Chausuyama Shibazakura Festival showcases several varieties of shibazakura in shades of pink, white, and purple, a...
Activities Echigo Hillside Park Tulip Festival Kim Bergström Nagaoka's Echigo Hillside Park is home to an annual tulip festival, which showcases early, mid, and late-blooming tulips in a...
Activities Nishiyama Park Azalea Festival Kim Bergström The Nishiyama Park Azalea Festival is an annual event held in early May, where around 50,000 azaleas bloom in various shades ...
Accommodation Yamaura Stay Nannini Cristina Perched in the foothills of the Yatsugatake Mountains in Nagano is Yamaura, a lovely rural area that looks straight of an ol...
Activities Oagata Shrine Plum Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Aichi's Oagata Shrine is home to a plum grove with over 300 weeping trees in shades of red, pink, and white. Each year a plum...
Culture Kawazu Heian Buddha Statue Pavilion Peter Sidell This small museum in Kawazu, on the Izu Peninsula in central Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, is home to wooden Buddhist statues ...
