Activities Nagaoka Christmas Market 2025 Late Dec The Nagaoka Christmas Market invites visitors to celebrate the season with shopping, food, and sparkling lights.
Activities Nago Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Late Jan Being Japan's southernmost prefecture, Okinawa's cherry blossoms, or sakura, bloom in the months of January and February.
Outdoors Hanasajiki in Spring Fiona Yoshitake Make a stop at Hanasaijiki on your flower pilgrimage to Awaji Island.
10 Beach & Island Long sandy beach at Naruto Cathy Cawood Long, sandy and deserted beach on Oge Island in Naruto.
8 Activities Fukushuen Garden Sherilyn Siy Fukushuen Garden: Take a side trip to Fuzhou China right in Naha Okinawa
Activities Old Tiger On Shikoku Henro Arlene Bastion 1,142 km going around Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main islands... I began to see cultivated land, traditional farm houses, layers of hills
Activities Japan's Winter Blooms and Where to Find Them Kim Bergström Awaji Island in Hyogo is one of the top spots for all things narcissus... Okinawa's sakura are at their best right around this timeframe, and
Activities A Self-Guided Day in Ikebukuro Serena Ogawa However, with dozens of options for shopping, food, sightseeing, and activities, it should definitely be on your Tokyo bucket list.
