Activities Kamo Koinobori Festival 2024 Kim In Niigata, one place you can see koinobori streamers is at the Kamo Koinobori Festival. The event has been running since 198...
Ryujinkyo Koinobori Festival 2024 Kim During the Golden Week period, Ibaraki's Ryujin Suspension Bridge is home to a koinobori (carp streamer) festival to celebrat...
Culture Koinobori Festa 1000 2024 Victoria Kamila On May 5th, cities and villages throughout hold koinobori (carp-streamers) festivals in celebration of Children’s Day, a day ...
Culture Tatebayashi Koinobori Festival 2024 Kim Each year from late March to early May, Gunma's Tatebayashi City hangs around 5000 carp streamers, or koinobori, in anticipat...
Activities Koinobori at Tokyo Skytree & Tokyo Tower Kim Both Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree currently have koinobori displays up in anticipation of Children's Day on May 5th.
Activities Kounotori no Sato Stork Preserve Elizabeth S Oriental storks, extinct in Japan for 40 years, are making a comeback at a preserve outside of Tokyo. A breeding pair from Ta...
6 Activities Osaki Dam Park Kim The Osaki Dam Park in Minamiuonuma is a pleasant spot to enjoy the springtime blooms. It's also a site which features numerou...
Activities Toyooka’s Next Best Culinary Experience? A Forest Restaurant Alexandra Hongo A new fantastic outdoor experience was introduced in Toyooka, the city of storks. The experience was inspired by the locals' ...
Culture Carp Streamers in Rural Saga Mandy Bartok See carp streamers from below on a riverboat "cruise" in rural Saga.
Activities Carp Streamers at Tsuetate Onsen 2024 Mandy Bartok Hundreds of carp streamers are strung over the swift-flowing river at Kumamoto Prefecture's Tsuetate Onsen every year from Ap...