Culture Fuefukigawa Fruit Park in Yamanashi Cathy Cawood Spacious park with fruit trees, a fruit museum and many other features, is a great place for family outings, picnics, and even romantic..
16 Fukui's Kurotatsu Shrine in Spring Takako Sakamoto Beautiful Kurotatsu Shrine with falling cherry blossoms at the end of Sakura season and photos of inside the prayer hall.
16 Carp Streamers with Cherry Blossoms Takako Sakamoto Carp Streamers fluttering in the wind across a small river lined with pretty cherry blossoms in Sabae City in Fukui Prefecture.
15 Spring on Sakura Street in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Pretty pale pink cherry blossoms decorating the sidewalk of Sakura Street in Fukui City.
6 Activities Fuji-Q Highland Ice Skating Eriko Fukui Fuji-Q Highland Ice skating is open in Winter until the first weekend of April. You can skate under open skies with close up views..
12 Plum Trees in Limelight at Yokokan Takako Sakamoto Pretty plum blossoms illuminated in the night at Yokokan Garden in Fukui. Although there weren't many plum trees in the garden,..
Food Shioya Mishima Peter Sidell Right by Mishima station in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Shioya is a cheery, inexpensive wild west-themed restaurant speci..
Culture Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Early - Late Feb Each year between February and March, Kawazu on the Izu Peninsula hosts the Kawazu Sakura Festival, one of Japan's most unique..