Activities Yomiuri Land Yomiuri Land is a Japanese theme park that first opened in 1964. It is located on a mountainside and features rides such as roller coasters and water..
Outdoors Zao Snow Monster Festival 2025 Early Feb The Zao Snow Monsters rival Nagano's Snow Monkeys in popularity and they are one of Japan's winter attractions not to be..
Activities Chrysanthemum Exhibit at Sankeien 2024 Late Oct - Late Nov Sankeien Garden is comprised of an inner and outer garden with scenery that changes every season. In Autumn, the Chrysanthemum..
Activities Discover Shikoku in Six Days Ignatius Koh Being Japan's smallest island, Shikoku isn't the first place most first-time or even second-time travellers would cons..
Activities Onioshidashi Volcanic Park 4.5 (2Reviews) Mount Asama, on the border between Gunma and Nagano, is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan. Onioshidashi Volcano Park is characterized by volcanic..
Activities Light of Hope 2024 Thursday - Jun 6th Each month for two weeks Gyoda City has a floral water font (hanachozu) event. For one night during those two weeks they also have..
Activities Hiking Mt. Yotei Chris Barnes A guide to hiking Mt. Yotei from the Lake Hangetsu trailhead in Kutchan.
Outdoors 4 Destinations for Dinosaur Fans in Japan Kim If you marvel at all things dinosaurs - or someone in your family does - this guide covers five destinations to add to your Japan..