Culture Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival 2026 Early Aug The Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival is held each year on the first weekend of August
Culture What's Nice About Niimi Arlene Bastion They also line the river, one’s only company the gushing of the river.... The river is on the right, with slabs of rock formations that the erosive
Planning So You Want to Move to Rural Japan Chiara Terzuolo So you are tired of the city and want to run off to the mountains/ocean/valleys of rural Japan... but are you sure you have all the details?
Activities Mount Fuji Viewing Spots Around Shizuoka City Kim Bergström Mount Fuji Day is celebrated on February 23rd, and although it's not a national holiday, it still presents a wonderful chance to appreciate the mountain
Culture Komagane's Cedar Shrines Arlene Bastion The deity, Fudō Myō-ō, has the tough job of freeing the world from its... There is, though, a tiny statue of the God in the back corner.
Food Bistro Kotsuna Seta in Matsumoto Peter Sidell On a Golden Week visit to Matsumoto one time, I went to the castle in the... morning then, rather than deal with the crowds, I decided to head away