Activities Sakura on Mount Yoshino Amanda Ho are many parks along the way, where you can spread out a mat, and enjoy hanami
10 Food Rouge Blanc Bakery Kim Bergström Rouge Blanc is a bakery and cafe in the heart of Minami Uonuma, otherwise known as Japan's snow country.
8 Activities Summer in Snow Country Kim Bergström Minami Uonuma, in Niigata's snow country, is often known as a winter destination - but there is plenty to enjoy outside the colder months!
Transportation Ride Through Spring with the JR EAST PASS Featured national railway that closed in 1984 and has since become a haven for hanami... with all the natural splendor one might expect from one of Japan’s best hanami
Culture Niigata Festival 2026 Early - Mid Aug Summer in Niigata Prefecture rhymes with Hanabi Festivals.... Truly, Niigata is the Hanabi Kingdom.
Activities Setagaya Plum Blossom Festival 2026 Early Feb - Early Mar Hanegi Park, in a residential area of Tokyo's Setagaya ward, is renowned for having over 650 plum trees on its grounds.
Culture Mt. Tsukuba and Shrine Makito Kamimaru myths and legends of the nation, it is written that the gods, Izanagi and Izanami... and with such cultural and mythological weight behind it, Izanagi and Izanami
Culture Men’s Traditional Japanese Clothing Elena Lisina Later men's clothing consisted of hakama pants and an upper loose garment... Hakama are wide trousers, resembling a kind of skirt.
