Activities Senshu Park Justin Velgus In the springtime, the park comes alive with the whites and pinks of cherry... blossoms.
Culture Tsubaki Taisho, an Unearthly Shrine Chris Glenn In spring, cherry blossoms line the river running alongside the shrine
Beauty & Spa Gongen Onsen Anonymous stands in a car park bordered by two pleasant streams and surrounded by cherry... ’s a restaurant serving a standard selection of noodles, rice dishes, curry
Culture Rikugien (Riku Garden) Stroll Joe Peters Of course, it's also nice in the spring when the shrubs and trees bloom... , especially the weeping cherry trees near the main gate (late March to
Food Mimikou Udon, Kyoto Peter Sidell many choices on the English menu I went with the extra thin, extra spicy curry... The tofu was good and soft, but also pleasantly chewy, and had a slightly
Culture The History of Hirosaki Castle Andrew Checkley sanctum, yet in Hirosaki the original layout remains, preserved today as a cherry... from Hirosaki - due to a wealth of willowy shiidare-sakura, best seen in blossom
Activities Osaka Expo Park Jeannie Gan In spring, there is the picture perfect Cherry blossom trail with a small
11 Culture Yokohama Park & Garden Tomoko Kamishima In 1875, a British technologist, Richard Henry Brunton designed this cozy... Tulips bloom beautifully here in May, and the park's Japanese garden