12 Shopping Kamakura’s Flower Basket Shop Tomoko Kamishima Hanakago Ishihara, situated near Daibutsu, sells an assortment of bamboo baskets. Cute little flowers are simply decorated in...
18 Iwate Kōen, Morioka Imogen Riethmuller A photographic look at Iwate Kōen, the site of the former Morioka Castle. The park is filled with vivid colours in the summer.
Culture Green Bamboo Lantern Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Every summer, Takahata Town in Yamagata Prefecture hosts the Green Bamboo Lantern Festival, a long-running local event that b...
10 Culture Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine, Odawara Larry Knipfing This shrine, established in 1894, is dedicated to the great agronomist, philosopher, and economist, Sontoku Ninomiya.
Activities Kourijima Magic Hour Half-Marathon Jannine Myers The Kourijima Magic Hour Half Marathon is a spectacular course with beautiful views and extras like pre-race entertainment an...
13 Cafe Independants, Kyoto Charlotte Griffiths Rustic-chic Cafe Independants in central Kyoto has charm, tasty food and a great location.
Culture Michinoku Yosakoi 2026 Laura Welch The third-largest Yosakoi festival in Japan, Michinoku Yosakoi features dozens of groups all over Sendai. It's colorful, ener...
Nagoya Domannaka Matsuri Tomoko Kamishima The summer dance festival in Nagoya, “Domatsuri”, short for “Doman-naka Matusi”, is Japan’s biggest dance festival, made the ...
