Culture Yokote Chrysanthemum Festival 2026 Late Oct - Mid Nov For more than half a century, Yokote in Akita Prefecture has been home to one of the region's most striking seasonal traditions, the Yokote Chrysanthemum
7 Culture The Beauty of Miyajima Island Tyler Jerrom Itsukushima, more commonly known as Miyajima, is a small island near Hiroshima... which is accessible by JR ferry.
6 Food Imoya Kinjiro Sherilyn Siy Imoya Kinjiro is a sweet potato specialty shop selling everything sweet potato -- soft cream, chocolate covered sweet potato, sweet potato muffins.
Activities Geto Kogen, Ski and Resort Malcome Larcens It looks like most users are snowboarders, maybe 60% versus 40% skiers.... easily get lost in the deep snow.
9 Culture The Scarecrow Village Susann Schuster This place is called Nagoro and when you drive through it you will notice... Tsukimi Ayano is making those dolls to bring back old memories and bringing
Activities The Town That Chestnuts Made Arlene Bastion And I trod on a patch of street not paved with gold but with the wood of... His Sakurai family shop still stands in Obuse and his very first chestnut
Food Shichimi Togarashi Kim Bergström At restaurants in Japan you'll usually find a few staple seasonings on the table, and one of them is often shichimi togarashi.
Activities Four Days in Tottori Amanda Ho Mention Tottori and not many foreign travellers have heard of it.... Being the least populous prefecture in Japan, it is a lovely place to be