Culture Time Traveling on the Hitachi-no-kuni Long Trail Tiffany Aguilar Ibaraki Prefecture, which has a historical connection to Hitachi Province... the northern area of the trail in Kitaibaraki City, the Hanazono Area has
Culture Omuroyama Yamayaki 2026 Early Feb It originally started as a way to preserve the mountain by burning all of winter's dry, dead grass, but it has since become popular with visitors in its
Activities Gosen City Flower Tree Season Kim Bergström The Gosen City Flower Tree Festival has been running for over 30 years, and it celebrates the beauty of various seasonal blooms including peonies and rhododendrons
New Tourist Rules Coming to Hakuba Kim Bergström Oct 1, 2025 Hakuba has long been a magnet for international skiers and hikers.... But with the boom has come some growing pains, with issues like late-night
Culture Arita Hina Pottery Festival 2026 Feb 7th - Mar 8th The Arita Hina Pottery Festival has been running for almost 20 years now, and visitors can explore a variety of traditional hina dolls made in the local
Culture Komae City - History & Landmarks Sleiman Azizi Despite this, the city has plenty of history and landmarks, including Benzaiten Pond, the Ii Naosuke Monument, Inogata Ogawa Tomb, and the Oyu-dokoro Nogawa
Transportation Diamond Princess Cruises Martin Giles always an international team effort - Japanese, Philippine, Brazilian, Mexican... The Diamond Princess has around 15 decks so as you can imagine there is
Food Sakura-tei: The World's Largest Okonomiyaki Restaurant Veronica Carnevale Sakura-tei also has soybean-based mayonnaise.... In terms of English support, Sakura-tei has English-speaking staff, English