Food Fukushima: Food Guide Farah Bassyouni While Fukushima was the location of the 2011 nuclear accident that occurred due to a powerful earthquake, there is so much mor..
Culture Kanahebisui Shrine Flower Festival 2024 Apr 26th - May 15th People visit Miyagi's Kanahebisui Shrine to pray for luck in the business and financial realms, but it's also a popular..
Culture Breathless on Mount Haguro Arlene Bastion The tiring walk up Haguro to reach Sanjin Gosaiden goes through ancient cedar forests and provide mental stamina, but the Shrine..
Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival 2025 Mid Feb Held on the second weekend of February each year, the Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival sees Matsugasaki Park and its surrounds decorated..
Activities Shizukuishi Winter Festa 2025 Early - Mid Feb If you're looking for some family-friendly fun this February, the Shizukuishi Winter Festa at Iwate's Koiwai Farm is worth..
Culture Tsuruoka's Zenpoji Arlene Bastion Zenpoji's plain wood structures beautifully highlight its complex carvings of flora and fauna. Its tradition of a dualistic..
Food Peachman Cafe Kim Peachman Cafe is operated by Fruit Farm Kato which produces cherries, peaches, and apples at different times of year – and the..
Culture Takuboku Ishikawa and the Honeymoon House Malcome Larcens Takuboku Ishikawa was one of the earliest poets of the Meiji era. In his short life he published quite a few books and manuscripts...