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Hida-Kamioka area in Hida City holds the Konpira Night Festival on February each year. From around 6 p.m., Mikoshi p...
Hida-Kamioka area in Hida City holds the Konpira Night Festival on February each year. From around 6 p.m., Mikoshi portable shines and festival floats start to parade throughout the town, heading to Konpira Hall of Tounji Temple. Yosako...
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Approximately 30,000 hina dolls are displayed throughout Katsuura City, Chiba. One of the highlights of Katsuura’s H...
Approximately 30,000 hina dolls are displayed throughout Katsuura City, Chiba. One of the highlights of Katsuura’s Hina Matsuri(Hina Doll Festival) is the approximately 1,800 dolls that decorate the 60 stone steps of Tomisaki Shrine. St...
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"Katsuyama Sagicho Festival" takes place annually on the final Sat & Sunday of February in Katsuyama City, Fukui. Thi...
"Katsuyama Sagicho Festival" takes place annually on the final Sat & Sunday of February in Katsuyama City, Fukui. This 300-year old festival marks the coming of Spring and be held to pray for a good harvest of the year. The festival fea...
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Nakatsugawa area of Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture is one of the heavy snowfall areas in Japan. Nakatsugawa Snow Fest...
Nakatsugawa area of Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture is one of the heavy snowfall areas in Japan. Nakatsugawa Snow Festival takes place when they get the biggest amount of snow. They have a number of activities, such as a lit-up snow monum...
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This is the annual winter event where lots of food stalls serving Hyogo's local cuisine such as crab, oyster, and fug...
This is the annual winter event where lots of food stalls serving Hyogo's local cuisine such as crab, oyster, and fugu are lined up. Enjoy tasting a winter delicacy! Dates : February 22 - 24, 2020 Hours : 10:00 - 15:00 Venue : Ak...
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Ojiya Balloon Festival takes place over two venues, Nishinaka site where they hold the competiton, and Hirasawa site ...
Ojiya Balloon Festival takes place over two venues, Nishinaka site where they hold the competiton, and Hirasawa site where the balloon rides and food stalls are at. At Nishinaka site, “Sea of Japan Cup Cross Country Championship” is the...
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Nakatsu in Oita is known as a Nakatsu Castle Town, which dates back to 1588. From middle-February to middle-March e...
Nakatsu in Oita is known as a Nakatsu Castle Town, which dates back to 1588. From middle-February to middle-March each year, Nakatsu Castle holds a Hina Doll Festival. During the festival period, visitors can enjoy the exhibition of r...
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If you are looking for the best plum blossom(Ume) spot in Tokyo area, "Yoshino-Baigo(plum garden) in Ome city" is hig...
If you are looking for the best plum blossom(Ume) spot in Tokyo area, "Yoshino-Baigo(plum garden) in Ome city" is highly recommended. Plum trees are planted all over in this town and there are 25,000 red and white plum trees on the 4.5h...
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The 2nd "Mt.Fuji Juku-no-Mori Festival" is held on Feb.23 at Fujisan Juku-no-Mori Park in Gotemba City, Shizuoka. Th...
The 2nd "Mt.Fuji Juku-no-Mori Festival" is held on Feb.23 at Fujisan Juku-no-Mori Park in Gotemba City, Shizuoka. There are various events such as a live music show by Misaki Iwasa, Japan Army Band Concert, a taiko drum performance, por...
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Konosu City in Saitama has been creating Japanese Hina dolls for over 380 years, and is famous for the Japan's highes...
Konosu City in Saitama has been creating Japanese Hina dolls for over 380 years, and is famous for the Japan's highest doll tower in pyramid shape (31 tiers 7m), displayed during the Doll Festival. "Bikkuri Hina Matsuri", literally mean...
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"Hanging Hina Doll Festival" is held annually on late-February at Agi-no-Sato, Gifu Prefecture. There are about 200...
"Hanging Hina Doll Festival" is held annually on late-February at Agi-no-Sato, Gifu Prefecture. There are about 200 of Hanging Hina dolls decorated in the halls. That view is breathtaking! You can also enjoy the performance of Koto(Ja...
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Tsukigase Plum Valley is one of the Three Great Plum Forest, designated as National Scenic Beauty in 1922. Approxima...
Tsukigase Plum Valley is one of the Three Great Plum Forest, designated as National Scenic Beauty in 1922. Approximately 10 thousand red and white plum blossoms are in full bloom on both side of slopes of the valley, and that view is so...
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Hita city in Oita Prefecture is famous for the plum production area. "Hita Oyama Plum Festival" is the festival which...
Hita city in Oita Prefecture is famous for the plum production area. "Hita Oyama Plum Festival" is the festival which last almost 40 years to pray a good harvest of plum and appeal to outside. Around 6,000 plum trees in Okubodai Plum ...
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Yoshino Baien(Yoshino Plum Garden) is one of the most popular plum gardens in Oita Prefecture. There are around 450...
Yoshino Baien(Yoshino Plum Garden) is one of the most popular plum gardens in Oita Prefecture. There are around 450 plum trees including "Garyubai" which is named because its appearance looks like a dragon lying down on the ground, and...
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Plum blossom(Ume) is a special flower for Japanese that tells people spring is just around the corner. Why don't you...
Plum blossom(Ume) is a special flower for Japanese that tells people spring is just around the corner. Why don't you visit "Mito Plum Blossom Festival" at "Kairakuen" which is one of the three great gardens in Japan? "Kairakuen" is t...
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In Mt. Narita Park, behind the Great Main Hall of Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, you can enjoy the view of seasonal flow...
In Mt. Narita Park, behind the Great Main Hall of Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, you can enjoy the view of seasonal flower which spread out over the vast 165,000m2 park. Approximately 500 plum trees with red blossoms and white plum blossoms...
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Minamoto no Yoritomo was opened Kamakura Bakufunate in 13th century, and lost the battle of Ishibashiyama and fled to...
Minamoto no Yoritomo was opened Kamakura Bakufunate in 13th century, and lost the battle of Ishibashiyama and fled to Awa’s Ryushima by small boat (currently known as Kyonan Town) to plan his comeback. The “Kawazu Zakura” were renamed to...
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Mt.Tsukuba (Tsukubasan) Plum Grove located half way up Mt. Tsukuba is a 4.5 hectare forest with around 1000 plum tree...
Mt.Tsukuba (Tsukubasan) Plum Grove located half way up Mt. Tsukuba is a 4.5 hectare forest with around 1000 plum trees. There are huge rocks all over Mt.Tsukuba and plum trees show beautiful against rocks. The " Mt.Tsukuba Plum Festi...
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Plum Festival period: Feb/15/2020 - Mar/22/2020 ※ It may change depending on flowering conditions. Opening time ...
Plum Festival period: Feb/15/2020 - Mar/22/2020 ※ It may change depending on flowering conditions. Opening time 8:30 AM to 4 PM Entrance fee 300 yen (over junior high school students) Parking fee 500 yen for ordinary car, 10...
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In Japanese, "kami" have meanings either god or paper. Ino Town in Kochi Prefecture holds a hina doll festival futur...
In Japanese, "kami" have meanings either god or paper. Ino Town in Kochi Prefecture holds a hina doll festival futuring "kami" on early-March each year. Children wearing dolls' costumes made of paper visit the Sugimoto Shrine to pray t...
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Yunokami Onsen is a famous hot spring resort in Fukushima. It has 7 hot spring sources and boasts exceptional 3,000L...
Yunokami Onsen is a famous hot spring resort in Fukushima. It has 7 hot spring sources and boasts exceptional 3,000L per minute of water amount. And the Fire Festival is held on February every year. Dynamic live performances are gi...
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Echigo-Tsumari in Niigata is known as a heavy snowfall area where the snow depth is around 3 meter every winter. "SN...
Echigo-Tsumari in Niigata is known as a heavy snowfall area where the snow depth is around 3 meter every winter. "SNOWART" is a special winter event held annually at Echigo-Tsumori Art Field, which highlights the beauty of snow country ...
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In Japan, people celebrates the Doll Festival (or Hina Matsuri) on March 3 every year to celebrate female children an...
In Japan, people celebrates the Doll Festival (or Hina Matsuri) on March 3 every year to celebrate female children and pray for their health and happiness. Here in Yokkaichi, Usa city, Oita Prefecture, the doll festival is a little dif...
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Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka is the head of around 12,000 Tenmangu shrines in Japan, and is dedicated to Sugawa...
Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka is the head of around 12,000 Tenmangu shrines in Japan, and is dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, the god of learning. Approximately 6,000 of 200 kinds of white and red plum trees are planted in Dazaifu ...
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Shunie Ceremony is a 2-week Buddhist Fire Ceremony held at Nigatsudo Hall of Todaiji Temple on March. It dates back t...
Shunie Ceremony is a 2-week Buddhist Fire Ceremony held at Nigatsudo Hall of Todaiji Temple on March. It dates back to 752 and has been held annually for more than 1,260 years. The Shunie Ceremony features 2 main events, "Otaimatsu" and ...
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Approxmately 1,000 Hina-dolls are displayed on the Hundred-Steps Staircase at Junisho Shrine in Daigo City, Ibaraki P...
Approxmately 1,000 Hina-dolls are displayed on the Hundred-Steps Staircase at Junisho Shrine in Daigo City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Hot tea will be offered for free to visitors and “Hina Arare" (sweetened rice-flour confectioneries) will be...
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Do you know why we send off dolls in the river ? Nagashibina is a traditional event with a 1,000-year history where ...
Do you know why we send off dolls in the river ? Nagashibina is a traditional event with a 1,000-year history where paper dolls are placed on the running river with hope the dolls take evils and uncleanness from us (kids in particular) ...
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Dolls are crammed on to the altar of Awashima-jinja (Shrine), which is famous for the Shinto ritual of Hina-nagashi (...
Dolls are crammed on to the altar of Awashima-jinja (Shrine), which is famous for the Shinto ritual of Hina-nagashi (floating Girl’s Festival dolls on the sea of March 3rd). A fantasy world opens up before your eyes and you become caught...
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Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto holds "Nagashi-bina Festival" each year on March 3. In Heian Period (794-1185), people f...
Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto holds "Nagashi-bina Festival" each year on March 3. In Heian Period (794-1185), people floated small figure paper dolls on streams praying for their children’s healthy growth and to get rid of bad fortunes. ...
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As a part of Ganzan Daishi Festival, the largest of Jindaiji Temple events, Daruma Doll Market will open on 3rd and 4...
As a part of Ganzan Daishi Festival, the largest of Jindaiji Temple events, Daruma Doll Market will open on 3rd and 4th of March. Daruma doll is modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism, and is regarded as a t...
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Sanjusangen-do Temple in Kyoto, famous for 1001 Kannon goddess statues, holds a "Shunto-e Ceremony", or Peach Festiva...
Sanjusangen-do Temple in Kyoto, famous for 1001 Kannon goddess statues, holds a "Shunto-e Ceremony", or Peach Festival, as a part of Hina Doll Festival. The main hall will be opened for visitors, and the Hina Dolls are displayed next to...
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Kokawa-dera Temple in Kinokawa City, Wakayama Prefecture, holds "Nagashi-bina Festival" each year on March 3rd. One ...
Kokawa-dera Temple in Kinokawa City, Wakayama Prefecture, holds "Nagashi-bina Festival" each year on March 3rd. One of highlights of the festival is the ceremony of floating paper dolls on the Nakatsu River. People dedicate the paper Hi...
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Mother Farm, Chiba Prefecture, is a theme park with 250-hectare area where visitors can come in contact with various...
Mother Farm, Chiba Prefecture, is a theme park with 250-hectare area where visitors can come in contact with various animals and watch seasonal flowers. During mid-February and mid-April, approximately 3.5 million rape flowers bloom in...
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The Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms have become famous as the earliest blooming cherry blossoms around Tokyo areas. Kaw...
The Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms have become famous as the earliest blooming cherry blossoms around Tokyo areas. Kawazu-zakura bloom from early-February until early-March, while sakura bloom in Tokyo between late March and early April. ...
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In Minami-Izu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 800 early-blooming Sakura trees and rape blossoms are in full ...
In Minami-Izu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 800 early-blooming Sakura trees and rape blossoms are in full bloom along the banks of the Aonogawa river on February. The contrast between pink cherry blossoms and yellow rape blos...
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"Higashiyama Hanatouro" is a 10-days illumination festival held annually on early-March along the ancient streets of ...
"Higashiyama Hanatouro" is a 10-days illumination festival held annually on early-March along the ancient streets of Kyoto. Approximately 2,500 LED lights inside bamboo lanterns illuminate a 5-kilometer walking path, from Kiyomizu Templ...
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Youra penninsula faces Bungo-Suido(Bungo Channel) in Tsukumi city, Oita Prefecture is one of the most famous Kawazu-z...
Youra penninsula faces Bungo-Suido(Bungo Channel) in Tsukumi city, Oita Prefecture is one of the most famous Kawazu-zakura cherry blossom viewing spot in Oita. Kawazu-Zakura cherry trees are kinds of the earliest blooming in Japan. Abou...
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Kawazu-sakura (Kawazu-zakura) is a type of early-blooming sakura cherry trees, blooming from around early-February. ...
Kawazu-sakura (Kawazu-zakura) is a type of early-blooming sakura cherry trees, blooming from around early-February. Izu Peninsula is the most famous place for Kawazu-sakura in Japan, yet Matsuda Town of Kanagawa Prefecture is also a goo...
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Approximately 10 million brilliant yellow canola flowers bloom all along the 2-km stretch of the natural willow fores...
Approximately 10 million brilliant yellow canola flowers bloom all along the 2-km stretch of the natural willow forests that run parallel with the Shimanto River on March each year. The contrast of colors with the blue sky creates an ...
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"Snowfield Carnival Nakasato" is a fantastic event where approximately 20,000 snow candles are spread out all across ...
"Snowfield Carnival Nakasato" is a fantastic event where approximately 20,000 snow candles are spread out all across the slope of Nakasato Kiyotsu Ski Resort. A fireworks show and a torchlight-skiing are also another highlights. There ...
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20 kinds of (totally about 1,000) plum trees including old trees over 100 years are planted in Shuzenji Bairin. Durin...
20 kinds of (totally about 1,000) plum trees including old trees over 100 years are planted in Shuzenji Bairin. During Plum Festival, there are a mass of blossoms over an area of 3 hectares . Plum Festival is held from early February u...
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Mother Farm, Chiba Prefecture, is a theme park with 250-hectare area where visitors can come in contact with various...
Mother Farm, Chiba Prefecture, is a theme park with 250-hectare area where visitors can come in contact with various animals and watch seasonal flowers. Spring at Mother Farm is full of seasonal events, including chances to meet "Baby ...
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Matsuri (also known as Girls' Day) is a festival to pray for the health and safety of daughters by displaying "hina" ...
Matsuri (also known as Girls' Day) is a festival to pray for the health and safety of daughters by displaying "hina" dolls on the "Peach Day," one of "sekku" turning-point days in the Japanese calendar when traditional seasonal festivals...
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Bunkyo Plum Festival, known as one of the five flower festivals of Bunkyo Ward, takes place at Yushima Tenmangu Shri...
Bunkyo Plum Festival, known as one of the five flower festivals of Bunkyo Ward, takes place at Yushima Tenmangu Shrine from early-February to early-March each year. Yushima Tenmangu Shrine is devoted to Sugawara-no-Michizane, the god of...
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Takao-san Yakuo-in Temple is an old Buddhist temple located at the top of Mt. Takao, and holds "Fire Walking Festival...
Takao-san Yakuo-in Temple is an old Buddhist temple located at the top of Mt. Takao, and holds "Fire Walking Festival" on the second Sunday of March each year. It attracts over 5,000 visitors in recent years. The highlight of the festiv...
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Miura Coast, on the southeast part of Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa Prefecture, is known as a good point viewing Kawazu-s...
Miura Coast, on the southeast part of Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa Prefecture, is known as a good point viewing Kawazu-sakura in late February around. Kawazu-Sakura is a type of early-blooming cherry blossom and has dark pink flowers. Appro...
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Tsunan Town in Niigata is known as one of the heaviest snowfall areas in Japan. Tsunan Town holds the snow festival ...
Tsunan Town in Niigata is known as one of the heaviest snowfall areas in Japan. Tsunan Town holds the snow festival on middle-March each year, and there are two main events during this festival. One is "Snow Wave" which is the snowboard...
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Diamond Fuji is the phenomenon that occurs when the sun rise or set in alignment with the peak of Mt.Fuji to shine br...
Diamond Fuji is the phenomenon that occurs when the sun rise or set in alignment with the peak of Mt.Fuji to shine bright like a diamond. It can be viewed only in fall and winter. The period during early-February and middle-February is t...
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Makuyama Mt. is 626 meters high, and has steep curtain-like cliffs and great landscape through all seasons. Around 4...
Makuyama Mt. is 626 meters high, and has steep curtain-like cliffs and great landscape through all seasons. Around 4,000 red and white plum trees bloom and create a carpet of blossoms on the hillside of Makuyama, and the garden is fragr...
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Soga Bairin is the plum grove in Yamanashi Prefecture where you can enjoy the contrast of Mt.Fuji and a plum tree for...
Soga Bairin is the plum grove in Yamanashi Prefecture where you can enjoy the contrast of Mt.Fuji and a plum tree forest. Soga Bairin is a general term for three plum groves(Nakagawa Bairin, Hara Bairin, and Bessyo Bairin) and about 35 ...
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Blue Dragon(Seiryu, in Japanese) is one of the 4 Gods protecting Kyoto City. And Brue Dragon guards the Higashiyama a...
Blue Dragon(Seiryu, in Japanese) is one of the 4 Gods protecting Kyoto City. And Brue Dragon guards the Higashiyama area to the east, where Kiyomizu-dera Temple is located. It is said that the blue dragon visits the waterfalls of Kiyomiz...
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From Iwamotoyama park, you can see the superb view of Mt.Fuji, and plum or cherry blossoms in Spring. Approximately ...
From Iwamotoyama park, you can see the superb view of Mt.Fuji, and plum or cherry blossoms in Spring. Approximately 300 early-blooming plums are in full bloom on early Spring, and 400 cherry blossoms are in full bloom on late-March. It...
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Haru-matsuri (Spring Festival) will be held on 14th and 15th March at Enoshima, Kanazawa Prefecture, which will be...
Haru-matsuri (Spring Festival) will be held on 14th and 15th March at Enoshima, Kanazawa Prefecture, which will be the venue for sailing competition for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic/Paralympic Games. The festive activities are extensive,...
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Tagata Shrine in Aichi Prefecture holds the Honen Festival every March 15, which is known as a strange festival invol...
Tagata Shrine in Aichi Prefecture holds the Honen Festival every March 15, which is known as a strange festival involving the dedication of a giant symbol of manhood made of wood. It is also called "Penis Festival". The main highlight o...
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The small Onsen town of Yunishigawa in Tochigi, holds an annual winter event featuring hundreds of small snow houses ...
The small Onsen town of Yunishigawa in Tochigi, holds an annual winter event featuring hundreds of small snow houses called "Kamakura" from late January to early March. During the daytime, you can enjoy sleighing or a barbeque in the s...
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" FLOWERS BY NAKED" is an annual flower-themed art event, celebrating its 5th anniversary in 2020. It is reappeared i...
" FLOWERS BY NAKED" is an annual flower-themed art event, celebrating its 5th anniversary in 2020. It is reappeared in Nihonbashi with its content upgraded, which became a big topic with about 50,000 pictures and videos on Instagram. It...
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Rikugien Gardens is known for its giant weeping cherry tree, which stands 15 meters and reaches 20 meters at the tip ...
Rikugien Gardens is known for its giant weeping cherry tree, which stands 15 meters and reaches 20 meters at the tip of its longest branch. Each year from late-March to early-April, this weeping Sakura tree is illuminated with dozens of...
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Hina-matsuri, also called Doll’s Day or Girls’ Day, is celebrated on March 3rd each year in Japan. A set of ornamenta...
Hina-matsuri, also called Doll’s Day or Girls’ Day, is celebrated on March 3rd each year in Japan. A set of ornamental dolls (hina dolls) are displayed on the platforms covered with a red carpet. One of the biggest Hina Matsuri Events...
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Sounkyo Ice Waterfall Festival is one of the major ice festivals in Hokkaido, held in Sounkyo Onsen, Kamikawa Town. ...
Sounkyo Ice Waterfall Festival is one of the major ice festivals in Hokkaido, held in Sounkyo Onsen, Kamikawa Town. The average temperature in winter in Sounkyo is below freezing, and especially it falls from 10 to 20 degrees below zero...
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"Koinobori" is a carp windsock (carp-streamer kite) swimming in the sky, hung to celebrate Children's Day(May/5). Ta...
"Koinobori" is a carp windsock (carp-streamer kite) swimming in the sky, hung to celebrate Children's Day(May/5). Tatebayashi City in Gunma holds the Koinobori Festival each year from late-March to early-May. Approximately 5,000 of the...
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