Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Festival 2026 Mid Oct - Mid Nov The Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Festival (二本松菊人形) is a month long chrysanthemum festival featuring dolls dressed in floral attire.
10 Culture A Tour of Nikko's Chuzen-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Built by Shodo (勝道上人) in 784, the venerable Chuzen-ji Temple in Nikko,
9 Activities Kamakura Kinubariyama Hiking Trail Tomoko Kamishima The Kinubari-yama Course (衣張山) has a few fantastic view points, but is relatively unknown to foreigners.
Culture Ibaraki: Top Things to Do Tom Roseveare Ushiku Daibutsu The Ushiku Daibutsu (牛久大仏) is a 120m tall
Food Sendai Gyutan: Cow, Tongue... Love Justin Velgus The second synonymous connection with the city you come across: gyutan (牛タン
Culture Ushita Kannon-temple & Pet Cemetery JJ Walsh #34; and then continue along until you see the sign for Ushita-waseda 牛田早稲田
Culture Bitchu Kokubunji Temple Bitchu Kokubunji Temple (備中国分寺, Bitchū Kokubunji) was founded in 741. Destroyed by fire in the 14th century civil war the existing temple has b..
Accommodation Ryokan Tanigawa Featured Salinger where his most famous novel ‘No Longer Human’ (Ningen Shikkaku 人間失格