Museums Nishinoshima Part of Oki Islands Nicola Jones If you take the morning ferry “Ferry Kuniga” from Shichirui Port (Matsue
10 Festivals Aoba Festival Suzume Odori Justin Velgus Each May, Sendai celebrates its own festival: the Aoba Matsuri.
Historical Dramatic Kanegasaki Castle Ruins Takako Sakamoto sister Oichi remarried one of her brother's powerful subjects, Shibata Katsuie... One was Oichi's new husband, Shibata Katsuie, and the other was Toyotomi
Historical Asuka ni Imasu Shrine Matthew Eynon grounds, on the first Sunday of February every year a festival called Onda Matsuri... festival it coincided with the Setsubun celebrations, so once the Onda Matsuri
Culture Toyohama Sea Bream Festival 2026 Late Jul And what you’d be watching is the Toyohama Tai Matsuri, or Sea Bream Festival... spots, historical sites, cultural properties and festivals like the Tai Matsuri
Culture Takekoma Inari Shrine Andrew Kehoe a very nice garden that contains a monument to the famous haiku poet Matsuo
Museums Iga Ueno Castle Chris Glenn the strangely shaped temple and museum dedicated to the wandering poet Matsuo
Festivals Hakata Gion Yamakasa 2026 Jul 1st - Jul 15th coming to Fukuoka, I would advise timing your stay to witness this amazing matsuri... I went to a pre- matsuri party at a bar called Roosta, and at 3 am we headed