Food Yakitori Akira Michael Ying Normally skewered, most Izakayas will carry at least a few yakitori items... restaurant is located right next to the Nakameguro river and during the cherry
14 Toun-ji and Sugiyama Shrine Cathy Cawood Machida's Tounji Temple and Sugiyama Shrine are absolutely beautiful surrounded by cherry blossoms, and on the hillside above the temple cemetery you
Culture Capybara Onsen at Suzaka City Zoo 2025-2026 Early Nov - Late Feb Top 100 sakura viewing spots, and the best time to catch the trees in bloom... Time it right and you can visit the capybaras and enjoy cherry blossom
12 Culture Konpira-san in Fujieda Peter Sidell spring, then the river to the north of the hill is lined with two hundred cherry-blossom... form a two-kilometer 'sakura tunnel' when the flowers are in bloom
Activities Akima Plum Grove Festival 2026 Mid Feb - Late Mar One of the best places to enjoy plum blossoms in Gunma is at the Akima Plum Grove – it's regarded as one of the three great plum groves in the prefecture
8 Exploring Motegi Town in Tochigi Christina Oshima During spring, the park literally turns pink when the yaezakura (double cherry... blossoms) is in full bloom.
