9 Culture Rebuilt Hiroshima Euan Prentis Despite the atomic devastation Hiroshima suffered under 100 years ago, it is well and truly alive today.
Activities Senshu Park Sakura Festival 2026 Mid - Late Apr The park was built at the site of the Kubota Castle Ruins, and was named as one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom viewing spots back in 1990.
Activities Fukui Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Late Mar - Early Apr trees, and the banks of the river have since been selected as one of the 100
Nightlife Shibuya's Dogenzaka Street Kim Bergström Shibuya's Dogenzaka Street is located to the left hand side of the iconic Shibuya 109 building, and is home to a range of nightlife and shopping options
Highlights of Saga Robert Kodama Kilns-Ookawachiyama (秘窯の里 大川内山) - Imari, Saga Yoshinogari Historical Park (吉野ヶ里歴史公園
Activities Soleil Hill Nanohana Festival 2025-2026 Late Dec - Late Mar The nanohana plants here are cultivated in a way that makes them bloom sequentially over a period of approximately 100 days.
Food Menya Hanabi Tom Roseveare ramen, practically everyone is here to try their Ganso Taiwan Mazesoba (元祖台湾
Culture Kasukabe’s Giant Kite Festival 2026 Early May Imagine gathering 100 of your neighbors, tying lines onto a small pickup... That’s equivalent to 100 tatami mats.
