Culture Hagi: the Perfect Place for a 2-Day Date Nathan Eden The small city of Hagi is perhaps Yamaguchi Prefecture’s most beautiful secret.
Culture Shimoda Hydrangea Festival Lynda Hogan Every year in June there is a hydrangea festival in Shimoda Park, Izu, Shizuoka prefecture. Approximately three million hydrangeas..
Activities Sagae Park Azalea Festival Kim Bergström Each year in May, Yamagata's Sagae Park is home to an azalea festival which celebrates the impressive number of them on the..
Activities Tennogawa Park Wisteria Festival Kim Bergström Each year in late April through to early May, Aichi's Tennogawa Park is home to a wisteria festival which celebrates these beautiful..
Activities Feeling Inspired on the Michinoku Coastal Trail James Clark As a travel journalist, I became curious about recovery and used various search engines to discover more. This is when I first found..
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,..