Activities Ohirasan Prefectural Natural Park Sakura Festival Kim Bergström Each year around the early April timeframe, Tochigi's Ōhirasan Prefectural Natural Park hosts a cherry blossom festival to ce...
Culture Edogawa City Ward - Museums & Galleries Sleiman Azizi Edogawa City Ward is home to a small handful of museums and galleries, including de the Edogawa Folk Museum, the Shunka-en Bo...
9 Culture Hikoji-gama Pottery Art Studio Samuel Richards Surrounded by tea plantations, Hikoji-gama (Shitoro-yaki) Pottery Art Studio is found in the mountains of Shimada City, in ce...
Activities Cherry Blossom Season at Ninoe Sakura Park Kim Bergström Bigger doesn't necessarily mean better when it comes to cherry blossom viewing spots, and the Ninoe Sakura Park in the Edogaw...
Food Visiting Mikan Orchards in Arida Alena Eckelmann Mikan (satsuma mandarin) orchards in Arida City, Wakayama Prefecture, date back to the beginning of the Edo Period (1600) and...
Culture Bunkyo City Ward - Museums & Galleries Sleiman Azizi Bunkyo City Ward is home to a variety of museums and galleries, all with very different themes. They include Gallery Origami ...
Activities Kitakami Tenshochi Sakura Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each year from around mid April to early-May, Iwate's Kitakami Tenshochi Park is home to a cherry blossom festival that celeb...
Culture Arakawa City Ward - Museums & Galleries Sleiman Azizi Arakawa City Ward is home to local museums and galleries that have a greater international impact than it first seems. These ...
Activities Plum Blossoms at Tsukigase Plum Grove 2027 Kim Bergström One of Nara's best plum blossom spots is the Tsukigase Plum Grove, where over 10,000 plum trees burst into bloom in shades of...
Activities Sakura Season at Kagawa's Kotohiki Park Kim Bergström Kagawa's Kotohiki Park is one of the destinations on Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom viewing sites list, and it's filled with ...
