6 Culture Yasukuni Shrine "Honozumo" Sumo Chris White The annual Honozumo ceremonial sumo festival is held in early April at
15 Hydrangeas at Daian-Zenji Temple Takako Sakamoto Anyway, taking my friends' suggestions I went to see the iris festival
10 Culture Shisendo Temple's Hermitage Garden Bonson Lam Route 5 from Kyoto station makes the long climb to this stop past Sanjo
16 Transportation Ohato; The Port of Nagasaki Takako Sakamoto In April every year sailing ships from all over the world get together for the "Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival".
16 Culture A (Very) Rustic Ceramics Factory Tristan Scholze My first visit was during the annual Golden Week ceramics festival, but
Shopping Hands-on Pottery in Tobe Anonymous Tobe-yaki Spring Festival Date: The third Saturday and Sunday in April... Tobe Pottery Traditional Industry Hall which is another venue for this festival
Activities Ishinomaki's Kinkasan Island Justin Velgus on the island (most connected with the shrine) take pride that annual festivals... For the visitor that does not come on a festival day, what makes this island
Culture Okazaki Castle Chris Glenn Every summer the castle grounds host a number of events and festivals,... the most famous being the annual Fireworks Festival, when an amazing 30,000
