Culture Ryosanji Temple Goho Festival 2026 Mid Aug Every year on the night of August 14th, Ryosanji Temple in Okayama Prefecture holds a special event known as the Goho Festival.
Planning Shirakawa-go Named on World's Top Small Towns List Kim Bergström Jun 3, 2025 Located in Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed
Snow Egg Festival 2026 Late Jul Head to Iide Town in Yamagata Prefecture this July for the Shirakawa Dam SNOW EGG Festival, where you can enjoy all the fun of winter in the middle of
Activities Unzen Amakusa National Park Bonson Lam In fact, Kumamoto is one of the top ten prefectures for hot springs, despite... being overshadowed by neighbouring Oita prefecture.
Area Echizen Explore Echizen City, in Fukui Prefecture, and discover Echizen's famous temples and shrines, experience Echizen's traditional crafts of knife-making, washi and tansu, and enjoy eating..
Culture Sand Craft in Mitane 2026 Late Jul - Late Sep Despite this, Kamayahama Beach in Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture, is transformed
Culture Hokkaido Named a Destination to Watch in 2025 Kim Bergström Jan 27, 2025 drawcard of visiting, and there are numerous ways to explore that across the prefecture
Culture Ujiyama Teppei Exhibition 2020 Oct 30th - Nov 29th 2020 Past Event This year marks the 110th anniversary since the birth of the painter Ujiyama Teppei (1910 - 1986), who was from Hita City in Oita Prefecture.