Culture Cultural Exploration in Hofu City Veronica Carnevale Hofu City rests along the Seto Inland Sea and is just south of Yamaguchi City. This small city features immaculately preserve...
8 Culture Maple Garden and Autumn Leaves Masayoshi Hirose Kōtō-in, a sub-temple of Daihonzan Daitoku-ji, one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto. Here lies the grave of Hosokawa Sansa...
Culture Taura Plum Grove Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Plum blossoms signal spring's impending arrival in Japan, and one great place to enjoy them in Kanagawa Prefecture is at the ...
Culture Nature, Art, and Culture Along an Ancient Route Veronica Carnevale Buri Kaido is a route that once connected Toyama, Hida, Takayama, and present day Matsumoto for the purpose of transporting b...
Activities Sakura Yoga 2026 Kim Bergström A unique, self-care inspired way to enjoy the best of cherry blossom season is at the Sakura Yoga event in Tokyo, which origi...
Activities Sado Toki Marathon 2026 Kim Bergström The Sado Toki Marathon offers full and half-marathon events alongside a 10km and shorter fun run routes.
Culture Shonan Bread Festival 2027 Kim Bergström The Shonan Bread Festival is one of the largest bread-centric festivals in the region, and will include 40 participating bake...
Spring Camellia Exhibition 2026 Kim Bergström The Spring Camellia Exhibition at Fukuoka's Kurume City World Camellia Museum is held in line with the area's peak blooming p...
Activities Shinshu Azumino Half Marathon 2026 Kim Bergström The Shinshu Azumino Half Marathon is now in its 10th year, and it's an event that showcases the area's beautiful surroundings...
Culture Whisky and Spirits Festival in Yokohama 2026 Kim Bergström The Whisky and Spirits Festival in Yokohama is set to showcase not only Western-originating liquors such as whisky and gin, b...
