15 Shifuku-ji Zen Temple in Sendai Yuri Sasano Shifuku-ji Zen temple in Sendai is known as Ajisai-dera (Temple of hydrangea). In late June, flowers start to bloom and becom...
Culture Iiyama's Ajisai-dera Robert Grey One of the great things about getting out of Japanese cities is that you will ultimately find some wonderful and little known...
Culture Bunkyo Ajisai Festival Takane Shoji Every year in June, following a season of rain, a beautiful hydrangea blossoms, and in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, there is a festival ...
Culture Iris Festival at Daian-zenji Temple Takako Sakamoto At Daian-zenji Temple, beautiful irises in full bloom welcomed me. There was soothing music in the air, coming from a Chinese...
7 Food Cafe Mame-Hico in Sangenjaya Ran Matsumoto Cafe Mame-hico in Sangenjaya, Tokyo, is not your ordinary cafe. It has a farm in Hokkaido, an Internet radio program, a free ...
14 Activities Below Mikaeri Falls Tristan Scholze Don't miss the gardens between the parking lot and waterfall, even on a rainy day. Many of the flowers are along the riverban...
Culture Kaisei-machi Ajisai Matsuri Sandra Isaka Kaisei-machi's Ajisai Matsuri, usually held in the second week of June, is a wonderful festival of hydrangea, newly planted r...
Activities Mikaeri Waterfall Mandy Bartok Hike along riverbanks of blooming hydrangea to see the Mikaeri Waterfall in Saga's rural Ouchi town
14 Culture Chishaku-in Temple Cathy Cawood Photos of Japanese gardens at Chishakuin Temple in Kyoto, only 3 minutes walk from Sanjusangen-do.
