Activities Japan's Fruit Capitals Kim Bergström For food lovers and travelers looking beyond the usual tourist spots, these eight destinations offer a glimpse into Japan's u...
9 Saga's Early April Flowers Tristan Scholze Saga's Early April Flowers include nanohana (rape blossoms) and shibazakura (moss phlox). They light up village street corner...
9 Lost Property on a Plum Tree Branch Masayoshi Hirose At the Plum Blossom Festival held in Expo Commemoration Park in Osaka, there was a cute, plum blossom-printed lost bag hangin...
Culture The Story of Hanami Sleiman Azizi Hanami cherry blossom viewing parties began in the 8th century Heian Period as an aristocratic social event. By the Edo Perio...
6 Activities Kitanomaru Park in Spring Sherilyn Siy The Kitanomaru Park (including the Nippon Budokan and the Chidorigafuchi boating area) is part of the Imperial Palace grounds...
Activities Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival Kim Bergström From around early to mid April each year, Nagano's Takato Castle Park is filled with the pretty pink color of 1500 sakura tre...
14 Toun-ji and Sugiyama Shrine Cathy Cawood Machida's Tounji Temple and Sugiyama Shrine are absolutely beautiful surrounded by cherry blossoms, and on the hillside above...
Planning Tokyo's Meguro City Ward Sleiman Azizi Home to a relaxing residential vibe, Meguro City also features incredibly historical temples like Fudoson Temple, family-frie...
7 Activities Nabana No Sato Spring Illumination Dwinda Nafisah Nabana No Sato, a fascinating illumination event featuring 8 million LED lights among flower blossoms in Kuwana City, Mie Pre...
Activities Machida Sakura Festival 2027 Kim Bergström The Machida Sakura Festival is a multi-venue event which celebrates the best of cherry blossom season in the area.
