Culture Utsubo Park, Osaka Charlotte Griffiths Nestled in Nishi-ku is Utsubo Park, the perfect place to unwind, surrounded by beautiful roses.
Museums Ginza: New Kabuki-za's box seats Takako Sakamoto I would highly recommend you try it out once in your lifetime at the newly-renovated Kabuki-za in Ginza.
8 Gardens & Parks Mukojima Hyakka-en Garden Manish Prabhune Plum blossoms in late February and early March precede the more mainstream and famous cherry blossom season.
Culture 77Bank Currency and Banking Museum Justin Velgus Seeing the currency of the world in a big vault
10 Festivals Takayama Fall Festival: Night View Amber Echevarria See Takayama's Fall Festival in a new light - at night and lit with paper lanterns!
14 Festivals Sapporo Yuki Matsuri at Odori Park Katherine Moore Whether it's by intricate statues of ice or life-size recreations of landmarks in snow you can't fail to be impressed by the creations at the Sapporo Yuki
14 Traditional Konpira-san, Kagawa Ben Beechey Konpira-san is a Shinto shrine in the town of Kotohira in Kagawa, Shikoku.
