Culture Blue Festival Kuki Lynda Hogan The Blue Festival in Kuki is a celebration of flowers that are shades of blue. In all honesty, 'purple' festival would be..
Activities Daishoji Hydrangea Festival Kim Bergström Throughout the month of June, Saga Prefecture's Daishoji Temple hosts a hydrangea festival to celebrate these seasonal flowers...
Activities Hakusan Shrine Hydrangea Festival Kim Bergström Each year in June, Tokyo's Hakusan Shrine is home to an impressive ajisai (hydrangea) festival, where around 3000 blooms in..
Activities Hydrangea Season at the Mishima Skywalk Kim Bergström From mid-June to mid-July, the walking path across from Shizuoka's Mishima Skywalk is filled with the color of around 13,000..
Activities Nasunogahara Summer Pools Lynda Hogan Nasunogahara is a sprawling park with dozens of things to do for families. In the summer, for six weeks only, they open their outdoor..
Food Tenzo Kim Bergström Located just a stone's throw away from Toranomon Station, Tenzo serves up a variety of vegan-friendly dishes, with takeout options..
Activities A Journey From Kyoto to Wakayama Featured For more than 1,000 years (794 to 1868) Kyoto was the capital of Japan. From the central Kansai area of Japan, the Imperial Court..
Shopping 3 Coins Sherilyn Siy The name 3 Coins is a reference to the price of most of the items in the shop, ¥300 tax. The shop retails a variety of househo..