Culture Anamori Inari Shrine Lantern Festival 2026 Late Aug The female shrine attendants in red hakama trousers and local elders distribute
10 Beauty & Spa Traditional Sento in Iidabashi Kasia Szumna Atami-yu is an old fashioned bath house with a traditional design and beautiful murals of Mount Fuji.
10 Culture Yakushi-do Peter Sidell In rural Kannami in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Yakushi-do is home to thirty-three small Buddhist statues living on a hill behind a
Food The Best Sakura Snacks in Japan Alex Silverman goes each year in Japan, but for those who don't make the time to go hanami-ing
Beauty & Spa Sano's Mikamoyama Park Matt Leidy The trees are indeed beautiful, especially during hanami (cherry blossom
Area Chigasaki Chigasaki (茅ケ崎) is a coastal city in southern Kanagawa, sandwiched between Hiratsuka to the west and Fujisawa to the east, just an hour away from Tokyo. It’s part of the Shonan area, that..
Magical Night at Lotus Heaven Takako Sakamoto Magical Night at Lotus Heaven in Minami Echizen: beautiful sunset and lit-up lotus flowers at night in Fukui prefecture.
Activities Cycling from Kyoto to Nara Cathy Cawood of cherry trees lining the Tama River bank there it must be a popular hanami