Activities Hirohashi Bairin Plum Festival 2021 Mar 7th - 28th 2021 Past Event For those who enjoy the beauty of plum blossoms, Nara's Hirohashi Bairin is a great place to visit. The grounds here are home..
7 Activities Autumn Colors at Ogawamachi Station Steve Morton For anyone traveling to rural Saitama, be sure to stop by Ogawamachi Station during the autumn season where you’ll see many pl..
13 Beach & Island Makuhari Beach in Winter Todd Wojnowski Winter’s clouds evoke powerful images we don’t usually associate with beaches. Charcoal skies over a slate gray ocean. Sand wi..
Activities Brightness Nagatoro Project 2020 Dec 11th - 19th 2020 Past Event The first ever "Brightness Nagatoro Project", a night illumination event in Nagatoro, Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. The Nagato..
Activities My Summer Impressions Elena Lisina The advantages of a summer trip in Japan are the opportunities to watch cheerful summer festivals, enjoy good warm weather and climbing..
7 Camping & Trekking Mastering Makihata-san C. Rio Makihata-san has been on my list of hikes for a long time, and what better time to climb then with the incoming fall colors?
Camping & Trekking Takinozawa Park in Yuzawa Rufus Starbuck An easily accessible nature hike right off the main street of Yuzawa that takes you into the mountains to the base of two crashing..
Activities Takamasa Onagawa Honten Justin Velgus Takamasa Onagawa Honten is a half working factory, half store headquarters specializing in Kamaboko. Kamaboko is pureed white ..
