Culture Sapporo Lilac Season Kim Bergström The Sapporo Lilac Festival has been an annual event since 1959, and a year later, lilacs were designated as the city's official..
Activities Cosmos Festival at Showa Kinen Park Serena Ogawa Say good-bye to summer in the company of 70,000 cosmos flowers.
8 Culture The Kujuku Islands of Nagasaki Lily The Kujuku Islands, in Sasebo City, Nagasaki, are part of the Saikai National Park. Consisting of 208 islands, a cruise ship from..
Accommodation Galaxy Guest House, Ginga Sou Elizabeth S Galaxy Guest House, Ginga Sou, is a quiet retreat on Hachijojima, a sub-tropical island in the Izu Islands chain. Located on the..
Beauty & Spa Saya-no-Yudokoro Spa Shinobu Ishikawa Saya-no-Yudokoro is the only spa facility in Tokyo’s 23 wards that provides 100% natural hot spring water. Visitors can enjoy ..
Food Fujiya Izakaya in Koriyama Peter Sidell Not far from Koriyama station in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, Fujiya is a cozy, traditional dining bar, serving hearty Japanese..
Transportation Matsue's Lake Line Bus Kim Bergström A convenient way of getting around Matsue in Shimane is via the Lake Line Bus service. Operating in a circular loop, the route makes..
6 Culture Meriken Park in Hyogo Lily Meriken Park, a waterfront park created from reclaimed land in Kobe City in 1987, was refurbished in 2017. It features the BE KOBE..