Activities Hitome Senbonzakura Festival 2026 Early - Mid Apr Miyagi's annual Hitome Senbonzakura Festival celebrates the beauty of 1,200 cherry trees along the Shiroishi Riverside and 1,300 cherry trees at Funaoka
9 Tower of the Sun and Plum Blossoms Takako Sakamoto On every visit, I can't help taking photos of the symbolic tower and plum blossoms together.
Activities Mato Park Sakura Festival 2026 Mid Apr - Early May From around mid to late April each year, Akita's Mato Park is home to an incredible 2000 cherry trees in bloom - it's no surprise that the venue was named
Culture Shimokitazawa Curry Festival 2025 Oct 9th - Oct 26th The Shimokitazawa Curry Festival has been running for over a decade, with over 100 local businesses putting their own spin on this much-loved dish.
Sakura on the Banks of Asuwa River Hiroshi Ohnuki Aerial view of cherry blossom trees lining the banks of the Asuwa River in Fukui City.
Culture Maizuru Curry Festa 2026 Late Mar Maizuru in Kyoto is the location of an important naval base for Japan, and curry became a staple food for sailors stationed there.
Food Bengal Curry, Iwata Helen Xavier Bengal Curry is a Bengali & Bangladeshi restaurant in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Transportation Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry Kim Bergström The Tsugaru Kaikyu Ferry runs 8 times a day from Aomori to Hakodate and... My family opted to take the train one way and the ferry on the return leg