16 Activities A Spring Hike in Mitsuse Tristan Scholze Spring flowers and new green shoots forth in this nature walk in the village of Mitsuse, near Fukuoka City. Photographs taken in early May.
Culture Dressing Up for Nebuta Matsuri Helen Langford It's all about the bells for the author at the Nebuta Matsuri, held in Aomori the first week of August.
Bonbori Matsuri at Kamakura Video Jessica A Paje The sights and sounds of Bonbori Matsuri at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. 400 Japanese paper shade lanterns
12 Setting up for Gion Matsuri Cathy Cawood See Gion Matsuri festival floats being built and displayed in downtown Kyoto from July 10
Culture The Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Matsuri Meredith Lescoe is the Toyama Fighting Lantern Festival, or the Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Matsuri
Activities Climbing Mount Mitsu-toge Nicole Bauer Starting at Mitsu-toge station on the Fujikyu railway line, the entire... trail is very clearly signposted—in both English (Mitsu-toge-yama) and
Culture Shiki Theatre Natsu The Shiki Theater Natsu was founded on July 14, 1953 by a group of ten university students who wanted to bring about a revolution in the theater world...
Beauty & Spa Nakanobu Onsen Matsuno-yu The bathhouse Nakanobu Onsen Matsuno-yu offers a decisive advantage for many visitors compared to most other onsen bathhouses: Where the majority of the..