Culture Firefly Festival in Tokyo Kasia Szumna The Firefly Festival is one of the less known festivals in Tokyo. It takes place in Boroichi-dori, Setagaya-ku. It is a small...
Activities Terasaka Firefly Festival 2024 Sherilyn Siy On July 7 this year (Saturday), the Terasaka Rice Terraces in Yokoze, Chichibu, will be open to the public for a special summ...
Activities Firefly Viewing at Okawatakegasawa Park Kim From May 31st until June 4th, Shizuoka's Okawatakegasawa Park will host their 19th firefly viewing event, where visitors can ...
Culture Namerikawa's Firefly Squid Sheila Burt Hotaruika are squid with a natural fluorescence that causes them to glow in the dark. Namerikawa City runs boat tours where v...
Culture Sankeien Firefly Night Sher Ying Wee Spend a early summer night filled with ephemeral lights in Sankeien Gardens on Firefly Night.
Culture Firefly Viewing in Uji Charlotte Griffiths From late May to mid-June, Uji City Botanical Park near Kyoto plays host to fireflies, delighting young and old alike. A shor...
Culture Firefly Festival in Saidaiji Kenji Chida The Saidaiji Ichinomiya Firefly Festival celebrates the fireflies of southeastern Okayama. Held annually, people pack into a ...
Culture Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Firefly Fantasy Todd Wojnowski See the fireflies in summertime in the beautiful garden behind the Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo.
Culture Firefly Viewing at Okawa Onsen Takegasawa Park 2024 Kim Fireflies are a beloved symbol of early summer in Japan, and their incredible bioluminescent glow has captured the imaginatio...
Activities The Magic of Fireflies Sherilyn Siy Older generations of Japanese would likely have fond memories of watching fireflies, called hotaru, in the early summer. Nowa...