Culture Lake Yamanaka Fireworks Festival Cathy Cawood Four simultaneous firework displays lasting one hour at the Firework Festival at Lake Yamanaka, one of the Five Fuji Lakes in Yamanashi..
Activity Mount Fuji Long Ride Featured Japan's premiere cycling event—the annual Mount Fuji Long Ride—invites cycling veterans and beginners alike to the foothil..
Culture Will You Fight Or Just Watch? Cathy Cawood Epic battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen re-enacted every year on the banks of the Fuefuki River in Yamanashi. Participation..
Activity Lake Yamanaka Diamond Fuji Weeks Cathy Cawood Want to photograph 'Diamond Fuji'? Only in February do the settled weather and the sun's position create the opportunity..
Culture Shingen-ko Festival in Kofu City Cathy Cawood Shingen-ko is the biggest samurai festival in Japan. The festival takes place in spring and the highlight is a procession through..
Culture Hina Doll Festival in Enzan Cathy Cawood Antique hina doll sets from the Meiji and Showa Eras, as well as special hanging hina decorations and beautifully made padded fabric..
Outdoors The Fuji Shibazakura Festival Suwannee Payne Fuji Shibazakura Matsuri, the shibazakura or Phlox Blossom Festival is held each year from mid-April to the end of May, depending..
