Culture Matsukawa Tarai Race 2026 Kim Bergström Tarai-bune, also known as "tub boats," are traditional Japanese wooden boats which were traditionally used for fishing. The M...
Planning Tokyo's Akishima City Sleiman Azizi Bordered on the south by the Tamagawa River, Akishima City is home to several historically and culturally recognised temples,...
Activities Sakura Season at Ogi Park Kim Bergström Saga's Ogi Park is a picturesque spot to visit during spring when the cherry blossoms are in bloom, and it was designated as ...
8 Activities Japan's Bountiful Spring Flower Bloom Ignatius Koh Spring ushers in a time of beauty in Japan, with many types of flowers blooming to signal the end of winter. Prepare your spr...
6 Ancient Lotus Garden Mandy Bartok Come early to catch the delicate lotus flowers open to the sun at the Ancient Lotus Garden outside Yamaga in rural Kumamoto.
13 Culture Okubo Temple in Autumn Anonymous The 88th and final stop of the Shikoku pilgrimage. From here the only thing left to do is head back to Kukai's final resting...
19 Culture Gorgeous Flower Parks in Spring Elena Lisina There are many flower parks in Japan and this photo story features some of them -- from very famous ones to small, lesser kno...
24 Culture Ashikaga Flower Park in the Spring Elena Lisina Ashikaga Flower Park is famous for many fuji trees and other flowers that are blooming in May, so the park looks like paradise.
11 Cherry Blossoms at Bishamon-do Cathy Cawood Bishamon-do in Yamashina, Kyoto, has a large weeping cherry and many other cherry trees, making it a lovely temple to visit i...
16 Spring at Murasaki Shikibu Park Takako Sakamoto Murasaki Shikibu Park in Echizen City radiant with verdant greenery and colorful spring flowers.
