Nightlife Fukuneko Dou (Lucky Cat Bar) Osaka Cherie Pham Draw yourself away from the predictable Osaka nightlife and take a chance at the forgotten area of Honmachi. Fukuneko Dou is bar..
Culture Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Tony Mariani waka (a Japanese poem of Chinese influence): “How beautiful the red plum blossom... This represents Michizane’s love for the trees and their blossoms.
Food CoDow Restaurant, Karuizawa Peter Sidell The interior is very central European in style, with lots of cheery warm... Wanting to try something local I ordered the CoDow Jam Curry set; but don
9 Early Spring at Fushimi Canal Cathy Cawood Section of canal lined with cherry trees in Fushimi Kyoto. Gekkeikan Sake Brewery stands on the banks, and tourist boats are available.
11 Culture Okayama's Korakuen Garden Katherine Moore Okayama's Korakuen is one of Japan's Big 3 Gardens - and overlooked by a castle its a great place to see the plum blossoms in March.
13 Culture New Year at Kitano Tenman-gu Cathy Cawood The shrine is famous for plum blossom, and at New Year you can already
12 Heian Jingu Michi Cathy Cawood often visited this tree, and I prefer its quiet green beauty to all the blossom
Activities A Monument for Kamikaze Pilots Alex Scalzitti There is a path with cherry trees on both sides.... I was there in the end of May, so I could not take photographs of the cherry