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Onomi Village

Onomi Village

Located in Nanao, Onomi Village provides a rural getaway where visitors can experience life in a small Japanese village.

Ishikawa
M Festival 2025

M Festival 2025

Mid Oct

Japan’s newest outdoor festival. Promoting world-class music, sustainability, art, and an outdoor lifestyle, M Festival aims t..

Niigata ¥7,000
Blades of Shinanomachi

Blades of Shinanomachi

I visited a knife and blade maker in Shinanomachi to see how he forges his traditional craft's products. It was both fascinating..

Nagano 7
Shibu Onsen Day Trip 12

Shibu Onsen Day Trip

Full of yukata-clad visitors during the weekend, the beautiful and historic village of Shibu Onsen is quiet mid-week. Amid the chaos..

Nagano 1
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Hunters on Land 2021

Hunters on Land 2021

Jul 3rd - Sep 5th 2021

A special event taking place at the Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum looks at the theme of hunters on land, and will explore a range..

Niigata 1 ¥1,600
Hitome Senbonzakura Festival 2025

Hitome Senbonzakura Festival 2025

Late Mar - Mid Apr

Miyagi's annual Hitome Senbonzakura Festival celebrates the beauty of ​​1,200 cherry trees along the Shiroishi Riverside a..

Miyagi 2 Free Entry
Yamaura Stay

Yamaura Stay

Nannini Cristina

Perched in the foothills of the Yatsugatake Mountains in Nagano is Yamaura, a lovely rural area that looks straight of an old Japanese..

Nagano 6