Activities Hydrangea Season at Kannonyama Park Kim Bergström Kannonyama Park is home to around 5000 hydrangea plants, filling the grounds with flowers in shades of purple, blue, and pink.
Activities Nemophila Season at Yabakei Valley Kim Bergström Nemophila, or baby blue eyes, are one of Japan's popular springtime flowers, and one of the most well-known spots to enjoy them is Ibaraki's Hitachi Seaside
Activities Hydrangea Season at Nihonmatsu-ji Kim Bergström Each year from around early June through to early July, the grounds of Ibaraki's Nihonmatsu-ji Temple are decorated with around 10,000 blooming hydrangeas
Culture Daffodil Festival at Gongendo Park 2026 Early Jan - Mid Feb However, there are several different flowers grown seasonally at the riverside park.
Activities Sunflowers at Hokkaido's Palette Hill 2025 Sep 20th - Oct 10th which is significantly later than many sunflower spots in other parts of... Unlike some other sunflower events, visitors are unable to actually enter
7 Activities Kemmin Sun Beach on Awaji Island Cathy Cawood This pretty beach on the same side of Awaji Island as the Water Temple... extends about 400 meters along the shore between two small rivers, one of
9 Bunkyo Civic Center Tokyo View Daniel Vesey It has views that can rival those of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Skytree and Tokyo Tower, and is less crowded than other popular spots.
Culture Shorinzan Daruma-ji Gloria Ticconi In Takasaki, north of Tokyo in Japan's Gunma prefecture, Shorinzan Daruma-ji is the temple of Daruma dolls, traditional good luck charms.