7 Culture Hikone Castle in Shiga Lily Hikone Castle in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, is a very famous original castle tower.
10 Activities Rapeseed Along the Arakawa Kawajima Lynda Hogan Thousands of beautiful rapeseed line the embankments of the Arakawa in the rural town of Kawajima in the Hiki District of Saitama Prefecture.
Accommodation Izumigaya Craft Inn Waraku Sébastien Duval Located off-the-beaten-track in Shizuoka—one of Mount Fuji’s prefectures... from Asia (Hangzhou, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei) and Japan (Fukuoka, Izumo, Kagoshima
Culture Tamba Yaki Pottery Festival 2026 Mid Oct The Tamba-Sasayama area of Hyogo Prefecture is known for Tamba ware, one of Japan's most noteworthy types of ceramics.
Naka Sunflower Festival 2026 Late Aug sunflowers across Japan during the warmer months, and if you're in Ibaraki Prefecture
Activities Nagushiyama Azalea Festival 2026 Early - Late Apr Nagushiyama is a mountain in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, which is home to a large number of azalea bushes.
Culture Asakusa Awa Odori 2026 Late Sep Japan, with the largest and best known of them taking place in Tokushima Prefecture
Culture Katsuragi 28 Shuku Kyozuka Trail Gary Luscombe A mysterious pilgrimage trail through the mountains separating Osaka, Wakayama and Nara Prefectures.