Culture Kunitachi City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Surprisingly, Kunitachi City is home to relatively few temples and shrines but with some quality locations. These include Aoy...
Activities Hakusan Shrine Hydrangea Festival Kim Bergström Each year in June, Tokyo's Hakusan Shrine is home to an impressive ajisai (hydrangea) festival, where around 3000 blooms in v...
Activities Inashiki Tulip Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each year in April, the Inashiki Tulip Festival is held at Ibaraki's Wada Park. Located on the shores of Lake Kasumigaura (Ja...
Activities Mount Tsukuba Plum Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Held annually from mid-February through until late March, the Mount Tsukuba Plum Festival showcases the beauty of around 1000...
Activities Koga Kubo Park Elizabeth S Koga Kubo Park in Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture celebrates peach blossoms each spring and puts on a breathtaking display of a...
Activities Oike Park (Kodomo Nature Park) Rey Waters A look at one of Yokohama's largest suburban parks, located near Futumatagawa. There is always something to see no matter wh...
Culture Oyama Mountain Hiking Rey Waters Hiking Mt Oyama, a one-day trip featuring lots of history, temples/shrines, and good food.
Transportation Trip to Minamiboso Southern Chiba Kotaro Toda Whenever I get tired of the busy pace of life in Tokyo, I head to Minamiboso in southern Chiba Prefecture. This is a land of ...
12 Activities Celebrating the Lights of November Reynald Ventura Inspired by Werner Herzog and Matsuo Basho, I decided one Sunday in November to go for a long walk. I wanted to celebrate and...
Culture Yasumidokoro Sakacho Elizabeth S Yasumidokoro Sakacho in Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture provides a warm welcome to the city and introduces its history and prod...
