Culture Step back in time at Shirakawago Suwannee Payne There was Shishi parade or eight leg lion, native bands, folk songs and... ‘Shishimai’ Lion dance.
Activities Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka Rashaad Jorden numerous kinds of fish, and best of all—especially for the little ones—a sea lion... open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Entertainment shows (such as the sea lion
Culture Hanami Hotspots on the Keihan Line Ash Gion Shirakawa Shijo Station The ever-popular yozakura is also present... here, on Shirakawa street in Gion, lining the Shirakawa Canal.
Culture Niigata’s Furumachi Geigi Alena Eckelmann As such it was competing with well-known Gion in Kyoto and Shimbashi in
9 Shopping Okinawa Attena Shop in Ginza Justin Velgus Even the entrance is Okinawan-themed with its red tori gate flanked by shisa lion statues.
Culture Kokura Castle in Kitakyushu Anonymous I happened to be there on the last day of the Kokura Gion Festival when
Shopping Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts Hoyee Tse iconic places like the fire festival at Daimonji mountain, or the famous Gion
Culture Narita-san in Chiba Miho Kuroda drum festival in April, firelight performances of Noh plays in May, the Gion
