Activities Welcome Spring with Ume Viewing Alena Eckelmann The Kishu Ishigami Tanabe Ume Orchards near Tanabe City in the south of Wakayama Prefecture have more than 300,000 ume trees. The..
Accommodation Temple & Adventure at Daitai-ji Alena Eckelmann You can have outdoor adventures at Daitai-ji temple in Kumano, near the Nachi Falls. Combine camping at the temple with Zen meditation...
Activities Picking Persimmon in Katsuragi Alena Eckelmann Persimmon, or kaki in Japanese, are an autumn fruit in Japan. Kaki fruits taste great. So, how about picking some kaki and eating..
Accommodation Meeting Friends at the ANSA Okinawa Resort Alena Eckelmann ANSA Okinawa Resort is a hotel in Uruma City, Okinawa, where locals and visitors meet. Come here for workation, for a family outing..
Activities The Forest, Japan’s Best Kept Secret Alena Eckelmann Japan’s best kept secret is not found in the backstreets of Tokyo, in the shopping malls of Osaka or in the alleys of Kyoto. W..
Food Super Ume - Old Poems and New Health Alena Eckelmann Ume, the Japanese plum, is in full bloom in February. Ume appreciation reached poetic heights in the Manyoshu poem collection from..
Activities Celebrating Ume - Hanami in Tanabe 2025 Mid Feb - Early Mar Celebrate spring at Kansai's best ume (Japanese plum) viewing spot at the Kishu Ishigami Tanabe Ume Orchards in the south of..
9 Activities Rhododendron Mountain in Totsukawa Village Alena Eckelmann The Rhododendron is a flower of spring in mountainous Totsukawa Village in Nara Prefecture. The Rhododendron flower park is located..