Culture Experience Rural Tourism in Otawara Featured With great anticipation, we took the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Ohtawara.
13 Culture Sawara after the Rain Vicky Amin When it's raining outside but you want to experience a Edo period atmosphere in town, visit Sawara.
Culture Zazen in Tochigi's Ohtawara Camille Dufour-Blain In the village of Tochigi Ohtawara, visitors experience history and Japanese... Kurashi no yakata The first place to stop in Tochigi Ohtawara is Kurashi
Culture Owara Kaze no Bon 2026 Sep 1st - Sep 3rd The Owara Kaze-no-Bon Festival is held every year from September 1st to 3rd in Yatsuo, Toyama Prefecture, and originated around 300 years ago as a ritual
Activities Suigo Sawara Ayame Park Iris Festival Kim Bergström Each year in June, the Suigo Sawara Ayame Park is home to an iris festival where over 1.5 million irises of 400 varieties bloom for visitors to enjoy.
11 Accommodation Beniya in Awara Onsen Illaura Rossiter In Awara Onsen in Japan's Fukui Prefecture, Beniya is a long-established traditional inn with 24 cozy rooms, and service that is careful and attentive.
Activities Spring Rose Festa 2026 Mid May - Early Jun The Odawara Flower Garden is home to a wide array of roses, with somewhere around 360 rose bushes covering 160 varieties for visitors to enjoy.
9 Culture Life-size Gingerbread House Sherilyn Siy Hilton Odawara wishes to bring the spirit of the German Christmas market right in its lobby.