Activities Cosmos Alley in Shinshiro, Aichi 2025 Early - Mid Oct Each year from around early to mid October, Aichi's Shinshiro Cosmos Alley is filled with the beauty of around 350,000 cosmos in bloom.
Activities Echigo Hillside Park Rose Festival Kim Bergström Do note that since the festival dates are reliant on when the roses bloom
7 Culture Shinkoji Temple's Tough Plum Trees Elizabeth S Despite heavy damage, the plums continue to bloom.
Poppy Season at Kokaigawa Fureai Park Kim Bergström Each year during spring, Ibaraki's Kokaigawa Fureai Park comes alive with the color of around two million poppies in bloom.
Beauty & Spa Tokyo Winter Breaks: Kusatsu Onsen Peter Sidell Sai-no-kawara Park is a fun place to poke around, with volcanic pools and... food that's worth waiting for, Souan Cafe did me a good hearty lunch curry
Activities Hiking Mount Takamiyama in Onomichi Guillaume Doré I then took the ferry to Mukaishima.... Note that there is two ferry, you can take either of them.
Activities Spring Blooms at the Matsumoto Azalea Garden 2026 Early - Late Apr Based on previous years, the best time to visit to enjoy both flowers in bloom
Activities Tsutsujigaoka Park Azalea Festival Kim Bergström When the flowers are just beginning to bloom or past their best, admission