Culture Yuushien Garden on Daikon-shima Sasa Jancikic Lots of flowers and seasonal blossoms filling in the blank spots.
Beauty & Spa The Glass is Always Greener Hannah Bambra When your ferry pulls into the modest dock of Nii-jima, an island three
Food Shinpei Udon Hannah Warren Other popular dishes are the curry udon, which is surprisingly spicy, and
Culture Step back in time at Shirakawago Suwannee Payne In the rain, purple-blue flowers of ajisai or hydrangea bloom beautifully
Culture Tokugawa-en, Nagoya Sarah Mathews just imagine how stunning it would have looked when they were in full bloom
Activities Hoju-ji Temple in Saijo Anonymous This is very pretty when the flowers bloom, although the buzzing of the
Activities Toyama's Snow Wall Sheila Burt Here in yukiguni, or snow country, when spring finally comes into bloom
Culture Makino Botanical Gardens Nate Hill Just be sure to go when a number of plants are in bloom to take full advantage