Activities Suigo Sawara Ayame Park Iris Festival Kim 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..
Food Tateyama City's Famous Chicken Basket Kotaro Toda When we came to Tateyama City in Chiba Prefecture, everyone seemed to be ordering a chicken basket, "Naka-pan" from a bakery called..
Food Making Sushi Rolls in Kanaya Bay Kotaro Toda Try your hand at making thick sushi rolls, a local dish from Kanaya Bay that has been passed down from generations and is often..
Culture Narita's Lonely Lady Arlene Bastion An incredible shopping and eats street like Narita, made for people in a hurry, may not be the ideal place to pay tribute to an..
Culture Making Waves In Isumi City Featured Although many people know about “The Great Wave,” few know that the work is thought to have been inspired by a lesser-known ar..
Culture Daifukuji - Gakke Kannon Temple Elizabeth S Daifuku-ji Shingon Buddhist temple in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture is nicknamed Gakke Kannon, or Cliff-clinging Kannon. The..
Activities Windmill Sunflower Garden 2024 Early - Late Jul From Saturday, July 10th until Sunday, August 1st, Chiba's Sakura Furusato Square will host a Windmill Sunflower Garden event...
Culture Katori Jingu Elizabeth S Katori Jingu, one of Japan’s three original grand shrines, is a pilgrimage site for martial arts enthusiasts. The 2000-year-ol..