Festivals Hamamatsu Kite Flying Festival 2026 Early May A festival during Golden week where kites are flown to celebrate the birth of a son.
25 Culture Beppu Kamado Jigoku Diagoras Kalaitzoglou Detailed insight of Kamado Jigoku, the Cooking Pot Hell of Beppu. Boiling mud, cobalt and silky blue ponds, steambaths, footbath..
9 Traditional The Tamaudun Royal Mausoleum Michael Flemming Built in 1501 by King Sho Shin as a new resting place for his father King Sho En, Tamaudun is the Royal Mausoleum of the Second..
Culture Midori no Kanshasai 2026 Mid May Midori no Kanshasai is the climax of a month-long, annual environmental campaign taking place from 15 April to 14 May to incre..
Historical Nanki Shirahama's Sandanbeki Cave Sandra Isaka Sandanbeki Cave is close to Wakayama's famous Shirahama Beach, at the bottom of a beautiful cliff-side view point. Visitors..
Culture Ofuna Kannon Temple in Kamakura Nathan Eden Ofuna Kannon is an immense, striking white statue which overlooks the Ofuna Station area and offers protection for those who come..
13 Temples & Shrines Tochoji Temple in Hakata Tony Mariani It is said that Tocho-ji temple in Hakata was dedicated to the Buddhist saint Kukai who built it in 806. The feudal lords of Fukuoka..
Culture Hirosaki Castle Hirosaki Castle, completed in 1611 by the Tsugaru clan, is located in Aomori Prefecture and is a particularly worthwhile excursion destination, especially..