Culture Yamagata Snow Festival 2020 [Cancelled] Late Jan - Early Feb Past Event Yamagata hosts a winter festival on the first weekend of February 2017.
Culture Nagamachi Samurai District Mandy Bartok Imagine yourself an Edo-era samurai as you wander the lanes of the Nagamachi Samurai District in Kanazawa
Culture Nagamachi Yuzenkan Mandy Bartok Watch artisans at work or try your own hand at Kanazawa's yuzen kimono process at the Nagamachi Yuzenkan in Kanazawa's samurai..
7 Gyokusen Garden Mandy Bartok If the crowds at Kenroku-en get you down, just head a little way down the hill to the Gyokusen Garden.
Accommodation Ryokan Yamanoyu Mandy Bartok Bathe on rooftops and indulge in delicious food at Ryokan Yamanoyu, a traditional lodging on the main street of Kurokawa Onsen
Activities Shimonoseki Kaikyokan Mandy Bartok An aquarium right next to the Kanmon Straits in Shimonoseki
6 Sakamoto Rice Terraces Mandy Bartok Wander among the terraced rice paddies of Miyazaki's interior outside the castle town of Obi
7 Chiran Samurai Houses and Gardens Mandy Bartok Chiran's samurai quarter offers visitors the chance to visit seven well-preserved Edo-era homes with dry landscape gardens.