Food Vert Cafe Gyoda Lynda Hogan Vert Cafe is located in the former Oshimachi Credit Association, a tangible Cultural Property of Gyoda City. A beautiful wooden..
Activities Autumn Sunflowers in Kawagoe Lynda Hogan There is more to Kawagoe than just the Edo period time slip thoroughfare. For example, on the outskirts of the tourist town you..
Accommodation Hotel and Resorts Minamiboso Elizabeth S Hotel and Resorts Minamiboso, located within Cape Taibusa in Minamiboso City, accommodates single travelers, families with children,..
Culture Otaru Umeshu Festival 2026 Mid Apr - Early May Each year, Hokkaido's Tanaka Sake Brewing Kikkogura hosts the Otaru Umeshu Festival, which serves as a celebration of this much-loved..
Activities Nanrakuen Plum Festival 2027 Late Jan - Early Mar Each year from around late January through to early March, Ehime's Nanrakuen Garden is home to a plum festival which showcases..
Activities Celebrating Ume - Hanami in Tanabe 2027 Early Feb - Early Mar Celebrate spring at Kansai's best ume (Japanese plum) viewing spot at the Kishu Ishigami Tanabe Ume Orchards in the south of..
Activities Misato Town Lavender Festival Kim Bergström Each year in early summer, Misato Town in Akita Prefecture is home to a lavender festival that blankets the ground in purple. Around..
Activities Hydrangea Season at Yatadera Temple 2026 May 31st - Jun 30th From June 1st until July 10th each year, Nara's Yatadera Temple opens its hydrangea garden for the public to enjoy. The hydrangeas..