Activities Ojiya Hot Air Balloon Festival Late Feb Ojiya, in Niigata's snow country, has an annual hot air balloon festival. There's both a hot air balloon competition, as..
14 Outdoors Top 20 Cherry Blossom Spots in Japan Tom Roseveare Discover 20 cherry blossom spots around Japan that are worth checking out in the Spring, when the cherry blossom season starts.
Seasonal Lake Towada's Winter Story Early Dec - Late Feb Lake Towada's Winter Story is the Tohoku region's largest winter festival, find out what goes on and how to get there.
Activities Yokohama Landmark Tower & Sky Garden Todd Wojnowski Officially Japan’s tallest building, the Landmark Tower is an enormous skyscraper that is home to a beautiful observation deck..
Activities Nagushiyama Azalea Festival Apr 3rd - Apr 30th Nagushiyama is a mountain in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, which is home to a large number of azalea bushes. An annual festival has..
Activities Catching and Collecting in the Dinosaur Forest Veronica Carnevale Located in the quirky district of Harajuku, “Catching and Collecting in the Dinosaur Forest” is a new collaboration between Ga..
8 Activities Sakura Viewing along Kamo River Jaime Wong Enjoying the beauty of cherry blossom in Kyoto at the peak of spring
Activities Wakamatsu Hydrangea Festival Late May - Mid Jun The Wakamatsu Hydrangea Festival has been running at Kitakyushu's Takatoyama Park for over 20 years now, and it showcases ..