Culture Exploring Yasukuni Shrine Lee Prescott the shrine grounds proper, marked with that most Japanese of symbols: cherry... blossoms.
11 Culture Kamakura Hokai-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima The temple grounds are almost always in the bloom of flowers.
Culture Exploring Hiroshima Castle JJ Walsh offers a stunning perspective and after a winter snowfall or when the cherry... blossoms are in bloom, the view from the blossoming trees of the castle
Culture Ueno Park Has Got It All, See For Yourself Abi Barber Ueno Park is a popular place for hanami (cherry blossom viewing) parties... With more than 1000 cherry trees, including an avenue that runs through
Food Kabuki-inspired Dining in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Along its banks there are rows and rows of cherry trees which bloom beautifully... Kaika-Tei sou・an, and from the main restaurant the beautiful rows of cherry
Activities Ouchi-juku: Edo-Period Fukushima Stephanie Marley Others may argue that the cherry blossom season, which runs from late April
8 Culture Irises at Meiji Shrine Mandy Bartok Catch irises in bloom in the inner garden of Tokyo's Meiji Shrine during the rainy months of May and June
