Accommodation Ashizuri Kokusai Hotel Ekaterina Bespyatova Popular hotel on Cape Ashizuri, offering nice ocean views from its outdoor hot spring bath and from the rooms.
Activities Nanrakuen Iris Festival 2026 Mid May - Early Jun At the two iris gardens in the park, a total of around 250,000 irises bloom for visitors to enjoy.
Activities Hotaru Biyori Kim Bergström On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from June 4th until July 4th, Yomiuriland's Hana Biyori Botanical Garden will host the 'Hotaru Biyori' firefly viewing
Food Shinjuku's Ain Soph Journey Kim Bergström If you do any research on vegan eats in Tokyo, you're almost bound to come across the Ain Soph group of restaurants.
Culture Itoigawa Anglerfish Festival 2026 Sunday - Mar 15th The Itoigawa region of Niigata is one of the prefecture's best spots for anglerfish, and the multi-venue Itoigawa Anglerfish Festival will serve up anglerfish
Culture Tendo Ningen Shogi 2026 Mid Apr Tendo Ningen Shogi is a “Human Chess” event that occurs every April in the city of Tendo, Yamagata.
Culture Ueno Artist Project 2026-2027 Mid Nov - Early Jan The Ueno Artist Project is an exhibition series which started back in 2017, and it takes on a different theme each year.
Activities Hokubō Cosmos Festival 2026 Mid Oct On the second Sunday in October, a colorful cosmos festival takes place at the Hokubo Cosmos Square in Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture.