12 Small Paradise on Kyzuryu Riverbank Takako Sakamoto On my way home from a cherry blossom festival held at the banks of Kuruzyu... It seemed like heaven after the crowded festival I had just visited.
Area Katsuyama Katsuyama is a mountain city and the definition of Fukui Prefecture's "snow country" tag, as well as the location of one of the best dinosaur museums in the world. The Fukui Prefecture Dinosaur..
Food Ashibiuna Bonson Lam The annual festival of Obon, or All Souls day, is when the Japanese welcome back the dead, reviving them with a feast so good that they would travel from
Culture Tsubaki Matsuri 2026 Early Jan Tsubaki Matsuri is one of Matusyama's most popular festivals, and one that is unique to the region.
8 Scapegoat Tenjin Shrine in Nagasaki Takako Sakamoto neighborhood of Chinatown, was bustling with people enjoying the Lantern Festival... I decided to visit the festival at night and in daytime explored the vicinity
9 Lost Property on a Plum Tree Branch Takako Sakamoto At the Plum Blossom Festival held in Expo Commemoration Park in Osaka, there was a cute, plum blossom-printed lost bag hanging from a plum branch.
12 Shopping Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Streets Erika Arceo are two parallel shopping streets which extend from Shijo Street up to Sanjo-dori
Culture Machida City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Host to scores of festivals throughout the year, the shrine is a bastion... The raised level of the grounds with staircases, platforms and yearly festivals
