Culture Kurume City Cosmos Festival 2025 Late Oct A stretch of the Jinya River embankment is filled with the flowers for almost four kilometers, and they also bloom at Kitano Cosmos Park and Kitano Tenmangu
Food Ginjo Ramen Kubota Tinka Weener After reading many raving reviews about Ginjoramenkubota in Shimogyoko, Kyoto, I decided that it was time to “pop my ramen cherry” at this supposedly authentic
Accommodation Gero Onsen's Ryokan From Edo Period Emi Takahata Take New Challenges to Carry On Its Long History
Activities Himenosawa Park Flower Festival 2026 Late Apr - Early May From late April to mid-May the azalea garden at Shizuoka's Himenosawa Park is in full bloom, and around 60,000 azaleas color the hills in shades of red
Activities Hydrangea Season at Nogoji Temple Kim Bergström Around 8000 hydrangeas from 50 species in bloom
Echigo Hillside Park Cosmos Festival 2025 Late Sep - Late Oct Cosmos bloom prolifically across the park grounds during the autumn season, and during this time a festival is held to celebrate them.
Activities Sera Kogen Sunflower Festival 2025 Late Jul - Late Aug In addition to all of the flowers in bloom there will be photo spots set