13 Culture Kakegawa Take-no-Maru Peter Sidell In the castle town of Kakegawa in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Take-no-Maru is a beautiful, traditional old residence, with some interesting features
Culture Lake Yamanaka Fireworks Festival 2025 Friday - Aug 1st Four simultaneous firework displays lasting one hour at the Firework Festival at Lake Yamanaka, one of the Five Fuji Lakes in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Accommodation HOTEL MYSTAYS Nagoya-Sakae Daniel Vesey HOTEL MYSTAYS Nagoya-Sakae is a hotel among busy streets, so you are never far away from the buzz of Nagoya.
Activities Lake Towada's Winter Story 2026 Late Jan - Late Feb Lake Towada's Winter Story is the Tohoku region's largest winter festival, find out what goes on and how to get there.
Activities Lake Towada Sky Lantern Festival 2025 Jun 14th - Jun 15th Running for over 50 years, the Lake Towada Sky Lantern Festival showcases approximately 2000 lanterns illuminating the summer night sky.
Accommodation Make a Break for Shizuoka Kim Bergström Mar 3, 2023 If you've got plans to visit Shizuoka up until March 18th 2023, there are some great discounts happening via Explore Shizuoka and JAPANiCAN's "Make a Break
Food Yuba Soba at Lake Chuzenji Rachelle Joy Potente In Nikko, Oyasumi Dokoro Kiyo-Chan is a small restaurant across from Lake Chuzenji making grilled fish for you on the spot.
