9 Activities The Ascent of Mount Kongo Amanda Ho The Kongō Range is a mountain range on the borders of Nara and Osaka Prefectures on the island of Honshu.
Snow Shoveling Race in Hijiori Onsen 2026 Sunday - Feb 22nd Held every February in Hijiori Onsen, Yamagata Prefecture, a unique snow shoveling race challenges participants to dig through snow up to four meters deep
13 Shikoku's Kaiyodo Kappa Museum Sandra Isaka ;s fantastic Kaiyodo Kappa Museum, dedicated to one of Japan's best-known mythological creatures, is 'must see' for anyone visiting Kochi Prefecture
Culture Onsen, Sakura and Dreams for Peace Elena Lisina invitation I visited them not far from Matsumoto and Azumino in Nagano Prefecture... I went to Yokohama China Town and then watched the huge FUJI MARU cruise
Activities Cherry Blossom in Okinawa Japan Travel or hanami, is not something they would associate with the southernmost prefecture... distant as the Kerama Islands over the clear blue waters of the East China
Culture Tateyama Shoten Kathryn Wortley Boasting more than 140 years of history, Tateyama Shoten in Kumamoto Prefecture’s historic city of Hitoyoshi suits tea aficionados and novices alike.
Culture Tokyo's National Treasures - Paintings Sleiman Azizi like a 13th-century painting of the famous Nachi Waterfall in Wakayama Prefecture... and a 12th-century quail painting imported from China.
Food Yume – The Queen of Kaki Alena Eckelmann Yume, literally "dream", is also the brand name given to a high-quality persimmon produced in the Kudoyama area in Wakayama Prefecture.