14 Cheers to the Spring Sunshine Masayoshi Hirose Awaji Island Yumebutai Green House: Brilliant flowers radiant with soft spring sunshine. (Yumebutai means 'dream stage').
11 Hiraizumi Takkoku-no-Iwaya Temple Sandra Isaka Built into the rock wall, Takkoku-no-Iwaya Temple is a 'must see' when visiting Hiraizumi, Iwate.
8 Azaleas at Showa Park Mandy Bartok There are 40,000 azaleas at Showa Park in Ozu near Kumamoto Airport that bloom from mid-April to early May.
9 Minamata Cherry Line Erik Smith Ranked as one of the top 100 places to enjoy cherry blossoms in Japan, the Minamata Cherry Line offers a stunning contrast of...
11 Harry Potter at Universal Studios Anonymous I am not a hardcore Harry Potter fan. Really. I mean, I would like to thank JK Rowling for creating this series of books that...
Culture International Festivals at Yoyogi Todd Wojnowski Tokyo's Yoyogi Park holds international festivals nearly every weekend during the summer. Check it out for great food, drinks...
9 Tokyo's Izu Oshima Island Yuta Yamazaki You can reach Izu Oshima Island in about 30-45 minutes. Beginning with the famous Mt. Mihara, there is more than enough natur...
10 Nabegataki Falls and Laputa Road Masayoshi Hirose The sheer beauty of Nabegataki Falls and Mount Aso's Milk Road mesmerized me, and I felt like a legendary dragon that climbs ...
9 Saga's Early April Flowers Tristan Scholze Saga's Early April Flowers include nanohana (rape blossoms) and shibazakura (moss phlox). They light up village street corner...
16 Carp Streamers with Cherry Blossoms Takako Sakamoto Carp Streamers fluttering in the wind across a small river lined with pretty cherry blossoms in Sabae City in Fukui Prefecture.