Activities Takasaki Spring Festival 2027 Kim Bergström On the first weekend of April each year, the Takasaki Spring Festival is held around the city's Motenashi Square and Kannonya...
Transportation Ride Through Spring with the JR EAST PASS Serena Ogawa The Tohoku region makes for a great opportunity for some incredible photographs. With the JR EAST PASS, it’s easier than ever...
Activities Sakura Season and Spring Cruise at Toyama's Matsukawa Park 2027 Kim Bergström Toyama's Matsukawa Park is home to around 500 cherry trees that line the banks of the Matsukawa River. It is also one of Japa...
Activities Hoshino Resorts Nekoma Mountain Kim Bergström Tucked away in the mountains of Fukushima Prefecture, Hoshino Resorts Nekoma Mountain is a rare spring destination where trav...
Food Cheese Cheers Cafe Hibiya [Closed] Kim Bergström If you've ever visited a restaurant and thought to yourself "why isn't there more cheese on the menu?", then a great place to...
Activities Naked Sakura Aquarium 2025 Kim Bergström Since 2015, the digital art collective NAKED have hosted a variety of seasonal collaborative events at Maxell Aqua Park Shina...
Area Kakunodate Japan Travel Kakunodate (角館) is a former castle town and samurai stronghold in today's Akita Prefecture. While Kakunodate Castle no long...
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 Spring Festa at Alps Azumino National Park 2026 Kim Bergström While spring in Japan might immediately evoke visions of cherry blossoms, they're not the only flowers that can be enjoyed at...
10 Sakura at Oyokogawa-Shinsui Park Todd Wojnowski Blooming cherry blossoms turn Tokyo's Oyokogawa-Shinsui Park into a sakura wonderland. The riverside park is a beautiful plac...
