Culture Minato City Ward - Museums & Galleries Sleiman Azizi Minato City Ward is one of Tokyo's major cities and is full of quality museums and galleries. These include the Minato Scienc...
Activities Sakura Season at Usuzumi Park Kim Bergström One of Japan's oldest sakura trees can be found at Gifu's Usuzumi Park. The tree is said to have been planted by Emperor Keit...
Activities Sakura Season at Tsuruma Park Kim Bergström From late March to early April each year, Aichi's Tsuruma Park is filled with over 700 Somei Yoshino cherry trees in bloom. T...
Transportation Katase Enoshima Station Piti Koshimura Katase Enoshima Station's extravagant design was inspired by Urashima Taro, a famous Japanese folktale. Renovated between 201...
Culture Nakagawa Kazumasa Art Museum Peter Sidell On the Manazuru Peninsula, about two hours from Tokyo in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, this museum is dedicated to the work of...
Activities Sakura Illumination at Toji Temple Kim Bergström Kyoto's Toji Temple hosts an evening illumination event that celebrates the cherry trees in bloom on the grounds. There are a...
8 Culture Ikaho's Initial D Manhole Covers Linka Wade In 2020, Shibukawa City celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Initial D anime by installing 7 Initial D themed manhole cover...
Activities Nanrakuen Azalea Festival Kim Bergström Each year from around mid to late April, Ehime's Nanrakuen Garden hosts a festival to celebrate the color of around 32,000 az...
Culture Katsuragi 28 Shuku Kyozuka Trail Gary Luscombe A mysterious pilgrimage trail through the mountains separating Osaka, Wakayama and Nara Prefectures. This ancient route betwe...
Transportation Miyako Airport Kim Bergström Recently, Miyakojima in Okinawa was named as one of TripAdvisor's Traveler's Choice award winners in the emerging destinatio...
