Activities Misato Town Lavender Festival Kim Bergström Each year in early summer, Misato Town in Akita Prefecture is home to a lavender festival that blankets the ground in purple.
Activities Mount Kongo Gary Luscombe Mount Kongo is the highest mountain in Osaka and from its summit, you can view the whole of the prefecture at once.
Activities Azalea Season at Daikozenji Temple Kim Bergström Daikozenji Temple in Saga Prefecture is a delight during the spring, in big part due to the azaleas covering the precinct.
Planning Japan Travel Internship Lee Tan Truck Furniture; spending a week exploring a small part of Kagawa, namely Naoshima
Culture Super Saga City Arlene Bastion what’s super about this eponymously named capital of Kyushu’s smallest prefecture... No surprise since Saga Prefecture is 68% forests.
Activities Asamai Park Iris Festival Kim Bergström Visitors flock to the park from both inside and outside the prefecture
Culture Nature Groove 2026 Early Oct festival in the mountains of Niigata that now takes place in Minakami, Gunma prefecture
Qantas Names Miyakojima a Top Destination for 2026 Kim Bergström Dec 26, 2025 Located in Okinawa Prefecture, Miyakojima is around three and a half hours