Culture Kasukabe’s Giant Kite Festival 2024 Elizabeth S Kasukabe City’s annual giant kite festival is held on May 3rd and 5th. Teams hoist kites weighing hundreds of kilograms over ...
Culture Botanen Peony Festival Lynda Hogan Botanen in Higashimatsuyama is Japan's largest peony garden. There are more than a hundred varieties and about 6500 peonies i...
Activities Nemophila Season at Hitachi Seaside Park Lynda Hogan One of the most famous flower scenes in all of Japan is the 'sea' of blue flowers at Hitachi Seaside Park every spring. Milli...
Culture Kawachi Fuji-en Wisteria Tunnels Tristan Scholze Tunnels of wisteria blooms the length of a football field highlight one of Japan's most spectacular gardens.
9 Culture Samurai Trail's Little-known Spots Akira Matsuo Little-known Great Spots in the Kiso-Fukushima area: The biggest Zen garden in east Asia and a cozy post town, along the Kiso...
16 Activities Best Cherry Blossom Sites in Iwate Malcome Larcens Mid to late April is the time to watch cherry blossoms in Iwate
Culture Kifune Shrine in Northern Kyoto Bryan Baier A small but gorgeous and less-traveled shrine in the mountains north of downtown Kyoto.
Nightlife OTAKU TOKYO & WOMB Presents “ THE NEW ERA ” 2019 Michael Groen Celebrate your way into the new era of Reiwa with WOMB! An extravagant party including Confetti Cannon's will make sure you'l...
Area Mamurogawa Tomoaki Sato Mamurogawa (真室川) is known as Ume no Sato (梅の里 lit. 'plum town'). A Plum Festival is held here every year during Golden ...
Food The Japan Ramen Festival (aka Dai Tsukemen Haku) 2024 Tom Roseveare The Japan Ramen Festival (also known as Dai Tsukemen Haku) is launching a brand new edition in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
