Activities Old Town Yamaga Mandy Bartok constructed along Buzen Way, the main route linking Kumamoto city and Kokura... Many of these buildings housed rice dealers and sake brewers; a few kura
Culture Kiyomizu Kannon-do, Ueno Park Sleiman Azizi Originally built as part of the Kanei-ji Temple complex in the seventeenth
Culture Manpukiji Temple, Shibamata Sleiman Azizi Another interesting detail of this temple is one of the kanji characters
Planning Agoda's Winter Travel Trends in Japan Kim Bergström Dec 17, 2025 blossom season on the islands, making it the earliest place in Japan to see sakura
Activities Oike Park (Kodomo Nature Park) Rey Waters In the early spring I walk to what is called Sakura Mountain to view more... There are bbq pits covering most of the Sakura area and I often see families
Activities Tadamoto Park Cherry Blossom Festival Kim Bergström A sakura festival takes place when the trees are in bloom, which tends
Culture Ryushi Memorial Museum, Omori Peter Sidell The shape of the museum building mimics the kanji character for dragon;
Activities Umenomiya Taisha Plum Festival 2026 Sunday - Mar 1st host of other flowers and trees which bloom later in the year, including sakura