Accommodation The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen Linka Wade Shibu Onsen in Nagano Prefecture is a lovely onsen town in a gorgeous natural area.
Activities Iris Festival at Nagai Ayame Park Kim Bergström Each year from around mid-June to the first week of July, Yamagata's Nagai Ayame Park is filled with the color of around a million irises in bloom.
7 Activities Mount Nabewari and Nabewari Sanso Cole Lubchenko A guide to hiking Mount Nabewari and enjoying a bowl of udon from the long standing mountain lodge, Nabewari Sanso.
Activities Suigo Sawara Ayame Park Iris Festival Kim Bergström Over a million irises in hundreds of varieties
8 Activities Senbonmatsu Farm Lynda Hogan Senbonmatsu farm is the ideal place to combine a farm visit with leisure activities.
Planning Tokyo's Higashimurayama City Sleiman Azizi region, is home to Shofukuji, Tokyo's oldest structure, the huge iris field of Kitayama Park, the Higashimurayama City Folk Museum and Hachikokuyama, a
Culture Suginami Historical Museum Sleiman Azizi The Suginami Historical Museum is a free local museum tracing the history of the area back to prehistoric times.