Activities Echigo Hillside Park Rose Festival Kim Bergström From around early June to mid-June each year, Nagaoka's Echigo Hillside Park is home to a rose festival, with blooms in a variety..
Activities Nagaoka Tenmangu Azalea Festival Kim Bergström The annual Nagaoka Tenmangu Azalea Festival celebrates the beauty of 150 year old Kirishima azalea bushes, which are in full bloom..
Activities Azaleas at Mount Ohira Kim Bergström Yamaguchi's Mount Ohira is just over 600 meters in height, and visitors are able to drive right to the top of it. During spring,..
Culture Hiroshima: Top Ten Things to Do Veronica Carnevale Hiroshima Prefecture lies on the southwestern side of Honshu. The region’s southern coast meets the Seto Inland Sea with a col..
Food Coffee House Shaker in Karuizawa Alicia Akiyama Coffee House Shaker is a homey cafe that offers Japanese comfort foods. Located in Naka-Karuizawa, it is a secret spot for Karuizawa..
Culture Uehara Museum of Art, Shimoda Peter Sidell Near Shimoda on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Uehara Museum of Art is a beautifully situated museum,..
Activities Koga Kubo Park Elizabeth S Koga Kubo Park in Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture celebrates peach blossoms each spring and puts on a breathtaking display of autumn..
Activities Oike Park (Kodomo Nature Park) Rey Waters A look at one of Yokohama's largest suburban parks, located near Futumatagawa. There is always something to see no matter what..