Culture Takamori Kannon-do Sakura Festival 2025 Kim The Takamori Kannon-do Sakura Festival is held when the blossoms on the grounds are at their best, and along with the floral ...
Culture Spring Festa at Alps Azumino National Park 2024 Kim While spring in Japan might immediately evoke visions of cherry blossoms, they're not the only flowers that can be enjoyed at...
Culture Hakuba Summer Festival 2024 Kim The Hakuba Summer Festival has been running for over three decades now, and it includes a variety of fun activities to enjoy ...
Culture Komagane's Cedar Shrines Arlene Bastion Komagane's Kozenji and Omiya Isuzu Shrines exemplify how sacred cedars can augment a shrine's already holy atmosphere.
Culture Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival 2024 Kim The Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival is an annual event which has been running for almost 20 years now, and it brings soba res...
Culture Starry Sky Film Festival 2024 Kim The Starry Sky Film Festival has become one of Nagano Prefecture's most-loved summer traditions, and it's held in the beautif...
Culture Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival 2025 Kim The Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival has been running for over 30 years now, with a variety of skillfully designed wor...
12 Culture Shibu Onsen Day Trip Nathan Eden Full of yukata-clad visitors during the weekend, the beautiful and historic village of Shibu Onsen is quiet mid-week. Amid th...
Culture Blades of Shinanomachi Nathan Eden I visited a knife and blade maker in Shinanomachi to see how he forges his traditional craft's products. It was both fascinat...
Culture Nagano Olympic Museum Kim Nagano played host to the Winter Olympics in 1998, and the Nagano Olympic Museum was created to inspire interest in the Games...
