Culture Bekku Oyamazumi Shrine Anonymous When I visited in mid-March, the cherry blossoms were coming into bloom
8 Night in Kyoto Takako Sakamoto when I went back to Kyoto, my hometown, in early April this year when cherry... blossoms were beautiful.
17 Autumn Colors of Nishiyama Park Takako Sakamoto Cherry blossoms are beautiful here in spring, and so are autumn leaves,
6 Culture Nishijin Textile Center Kyoto Bonson Lam the late 19th century, showing the symbols of the four seasons, with cherry... blossoms and maple leaves in autumn set inside a classical snowflake frame
Culture Takasaki Park Hollie Mantle In cherry blossom season, people flock to the park and sit beneath the... stalls and incredible sights and smells as people hold barbecues and get merry
Area Tsu Tsu City is the capital of Mie Prefecture. It’s home to 284,969 people (July 2011 figures), covers a land mass of some 401 square kilometers. Situated on the west coast of Ise Bay, Tsu was o..
Area Mamurogawa Mamurogawa (真室川) is known as Ume no Sato (梅の里 lit. 'plum town'). A Plum Festival is held here every year during Golden Week (around April 29th to May 6th) at Mamurogawa Park. U..
Culture Honkouji Chris Glenn limbs at once, while during the early spring, the temples’ age gnarled cherry... You may miss the hydrangeas, or the cherry or plum blossom, maybe even