Activities Temple Trekking Through Northern Yamagata Geoff Day Yamadera and the famous Risshaku-ji Temple were not included in this list... Here are some of the top shrines and temples in Yamagata in no particular
Culture Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival 2026 Feb 14th - Feb 15th It's one of the oldest if not the oldest dog breed in Japan and unfortunately... The government ordered all non-military dogs killed on sight.
Activities Toyono Cosmos Festival 2026 Mid Sep - Late Oct It's not uncommon to see people pulling out picnic blankets here to sit and enjoy some lunch while appreciating the surroundings!
19 Culture Gorgeous Flower Parks in Spring Elena Lisina There are many flower parks in Japan and this photo story features some of them -- from very famous ones to small, lesser known ones -- but not less beautiful
Culture Maizuru Curry Festa 2026 Mar 14th - Mar 15th Although curry is not typically associated with Japanese cuisine, it has
15 Culture Skyscrapers & Towers Elena Lisina There were no vast ‘downtowns’ even in such big cities as Tokyo and Osaka... Cosmo World Amusement Park) is that most of the buildings in any area are not
6 Activities Tangram Sherilyn Siy Tangram is known as a ski resort, so what happens between April to November when there's no snow?
Accommodation Hotel Mystays Premier Narita Lynda Hogan But this year that hotel told us that they would no longer be able to accommodate... breakfast included for less than 20,000 yen for the night - for all of us, not