Culture Tokyo's Distinctly International Districts Kim Bergström Trendy back streets, and cooler-than-cool fashions? Check.
Activities Nomozaki Daffodil Festival 2027 Late Jan - Mid Feb Each year in early January, Nagasaki's Suisen-no-Sato Park is filled with the color and scent of around 10 million daffodils in bloom.
Culture Wake-jinja and Inukai Falls Guillaume Doré are well maintained, so I would for sure take time to go see it from closer
Activities Iris Festival at Nagai Ayame Park Kim Bergström Each year from around mid-June to the first week of July, Yamagata's Nagai Ayame Park is filled with the color of around a million irises in bloom.
12 Culture Hokkei-ji Temple in Mishima Peter Sidell so you can find an interesting one pretty much every time you turn a corner