Area Tsunoshima Just off the northern Yamaguchi coast in the Sea of Japan lies Tsunoshima, a small but attractive island. Easily accessible now due to the Tsunoshima Bridge, the island’s sculpted landscapes..
Culture Akagi Shrine Akio Negishi to another bus at the final stop bound for the Akagi Visitor Center (赤城山
Culture Jindaiji Temples in Musashino Yoshiko Toyama The main entrance gate (山門) was built with a thatched roof in 1695, and... When I was there, Ganzan Daishi (元三大師) was open to the public for the first
Activities Climbing Mt. Asama Steve Morton until the trail splits into an ‘Ura-Course’ (裏コース) and a ‘Naka-Course’ (中コース... worth making an easy 30-minute detour to the peak of ‘Mae-Kakeyama’ (前掛山)
Activities Zao Snow Monster Festival 2025-2026 Late Dec - Late Feb book the Night Cruiser “Frost-covered Fantasy Corridor Tour” (ナイトクルーザー号で
Culture Kyoto Gozan Okuribi 2025 Saturday - Aug 16th The bonfires are lit as follows: 8pm Daimonji (大) 8:05pm Myōhō (妙 and 法... ) 8:10pm Funagata (boat) 8:15pm Hidari-Daimonji (大) 8:20pm Toriigata (torii
Culture Daianzenji Temple Daianzenji temple (大安禅寺) was built by the 4th lord of Fukui Han, Matsudaira Mitsumichi, in 1658 as a family temple of Fukui Matsudaira Clan.
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..
