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Kyoto Ebisu Shrine is known as one of the Japan’s three major shrines dedicated to Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Fo...
Kyoto Ebisu Shrine is known as one of the Japan’s three major shrines dedicated to Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune. "Toka Ebisu Festival" is based around Ebisu's birthday on January 10, and held at Kyoto Ebisu Shrine over a five...
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Naritasan Shinshoji Temple is a large and popular Buddhist temple in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture. With the grounds ...
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple is a large and popular Buddhist temple in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture. With the grounds as big as 220,000㎡, it is one of the largest temples in Japan. Over 10 million people visit there each year, and appro...
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Tsuruga-jo Castle is open on New Year's Day. Visitors can enjoy the amazing view of the 230,000 koku castle town fr...
Tsuruga-jo Castle is open on New Year's Day. Visitors can enjoy the amazing view of the 230,000 koku castle town from the 5-story castle tower. The first 5000 visitors will receive an engi mashibera, a lucky rice paddle, which is exo...
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Peony flowers have flowers blooming in winter and spring. Because flowers fall by the weight of the snow, peony flow...
Peony flowers have flowers blooming in winter and spring. Because flowers fall by the weight of the snow, peony flowers which blooms in winter will fall, so we will create an enclosure to guard and protect the flowers. Winter peony whi...
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According to old legends, foxes gather from all over Japan under a large tree on New Year's Eve, disguised in human c...
According to old legends, foxes gather from all over Japan under a large tree on New Year's Eve, disguised in human costume to visit the Oji Inari Shrine, a shrine dedicated to the deity of foxes. The famous ukiyo-e master Utagawa Hirosh...
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On December 28th the last festival days of the year, Grand Goma Fire Ceremony will be held to thank the benefit by bu...
On December 28th the last festival days of the year, Grand Goma Fire Ceremony will be held to thank the benefit by burning the old good luck charms of this year. Contained in Naritasan, burining old good luck charms which are the other ...
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Hiraoka Shrine holds the Laughing Ritual every year on December 23 to laugh off every trouble or misfortune happened ...
Hiraoka Shrine holds the Laughing Ritual every year on December 23 to laugh off every trouble or misfortune happened in this year and pray for good luck of next year. From 10 AM on Dec.23, about 4,000 people gather at Hiraoka Shrine and ...
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The Kabasan Saenazumi Shrine on Mt.Kaba in Ibaraki Prefecture hosts the Fire Walking Festival on the winter solstice ...
The Kabasan Saenazumi Shrine on Mt.Kaba in Ibaraki Prefecture hosts the Fire Walking Festival on the winter solstice each year. During the ceremony, barefooted monks walk through burning embers while praying for good health. Also, visi...
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cancellation。 ---------------------------------------------------- Echizen Town in Fukui is known as one of the t...
cancellation。 ---------------------------------------------------- Echizen Town in Fukui is known as one of the three largest Suisen (daffodil) colonies in Japan along with Awaji Island in Hyogo and Boso Peninsula in Chiba. Daffodil...
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"Sendai Pageant of Starlight" is held in Sendai City of Miyagi Prefecture, one of the largest winter illumination in ...
"Sendai Pageant of Starlight" is held in Sendai City of Miyagi Prefecture, one of the largest winter illumination in northern Japan. Every December, a main street in downtown Sendai called Jozenji Street is lined with 160 zelkova trees...
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Hagoita are rectangular bats similar to badminton, and is used for playing a traditional New Year's game. Now Hagoita...
Hagoita are rectangular bats similar to badminton, and is used for playing a traditional New Year's game. Now Hagoita are regarded as lucky objects. Between Dec.17 and 19 every year, the Hagoita Fair takes place in Asakusa, Tokyo. In ...
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The Akiha Fire Festival takes place at Akihasan Hongu Akiha Shrine and Shuyo Temple in Hamamatsu City of Shizuoka, ea...
The Akiha Fire Festival takes place at Akihasan Hongu Akiha Shrine and Shuyo Temple in Hamamatsu City of Shizuoka, each year on December 15 & 16. The highlight of the festival is held on Dec.16th. There are three secret dances performed...
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Kyonan Town, the southern part of Chiba Prefecture is known as a habit for daffodil("suisen" in Japanese). It is on...
Kyonan Town, the southern part of Chiba Prefecture is known as a habit for daffodil("suisen" in Japanese). It is one of the three greatest daffodil birth places along with Echizen in Fukui and Awaji Island in Hyogo. In Knonan Town, th...
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In Arashiyama area in Kyoto, places including a number of streets, Togetsukyo Bridge, some temples,shrine,bamboo fore...
In Arashiyama area in Kyoto, places including a number of streets, Togetsukyo Bridge, some temples,shrine,bamboo forest, and more is beautifully illuminated with open-air lanterns. 5-km route will be lit by about 2,500 lanterns and flowe...
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At Tori-no-ichi festival, ornamental bamboo rakes called Kumade are sold to attract good luck. The Bamboo Rake Fair(...
At Tori-no-ichi festival, ornamental bamboo rakes called Kumade are sold to attract good luck. The Bamboo Rake Fair(Kumade Ichi) takes place every December 6th at Oji Shrine, Tokyo. Kumade rakes are decorated with lucky objects such as ...
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"Art Rink" is the outdoor ice skate rink appeared in the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse only every winter. Each year, s...
"Art Rink" is the outdoor ice skate rink appeared in the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse only every winter. Each year, selected artists use the ice rink as a canvas for their creations.The theme of this season is ‘Sweets Ice Rink’, with the...
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Shimane Arts Center, known as "Grand Toit" museum, is illuminated each year in winter . The light of the illuminatio...
Shimane Arts Center, known as "Grand Toit" museum, is illuminated each year in winter . The light of the illumination is reflected on a shallow reflecting pool in a courtyard, it is breathtakingly beautiful. Also, you can enjoy watchin...
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The Morotabune Ritual is a Shinto ritual taking place on December 3 each year at Miho Shrine in Shimane Prefecture, r...
The Morotabune Ritual is a Shinto ritual taking place on December 3 each year at Miho Shrine in Shimane Prefecture, re-enacting a famous episode of the Kojiki, "Records of Ancient Matters", written 1300 years ago. The ritual is based on ...
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The Chichibu Night Festival is the annual festival for Chichibu Shrine in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture. This fe...
The Chichibu Night Festival is the annual festival for Chichibu Shrine in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture. This festival is considered one of the three major float festivals along with Kyoto Gion Festival and Hida Takayama Festival, a...
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A 6-meter tall fern tree in front of the church is illuminated and surrounded by countless candles. The illuminated c...
A 6-meter tall fern tree in front of the church is illuminated and surrounded by countless candles. The illuminated crossroads that run through the forest will transform the area into a magical and mysterious atmosphere. Light-up : Nov...
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Hofu Tenmangu Shrine is a shrine located in Hofu of Yamaguchi Prefecture, dedicated to the god of academics, Sugawara...
Hofu Tenmangu Shrine is a shrine located in Hofu of Yamaguchi Prefecture, dedicated to the god of academics, Sugawara no Michizane. The Gojinko Festival of Hofu Tenmangu, also called Hadakanbo(half-naked man festival), is the largest ...
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Every winter, Karuizawa Town in Nagano is illuminated with thousands of colorful LED lights. On the first day of the...
Every winter, Karuizawa Town in Nagano is illuminated with thousands of colorful LED lights. On the first day of the festival period, the north exit of Karuizawa Station becomes a pedestrian paradise for the Chiristmas market with a var...
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Yoro Valley is one of the best scenic spots in Chiba, which is upstream of Yoro River. Yoro River is surrounded by a ...
Yoro Valley is one of the best scenic spots in Chiba, which is upstream of Yoro River. Yoro River is surrounded by a beautiful forest and you can enjoy viewing trees dyed in deep reds and yellows between November and early-December. Espe...
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Genkyu-en Garden is located to the north of Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture. It was the castle lord's garden, made...
Genkyu-en Garden is located to the north of Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture. It was the castle lord's garden, made to recreate the famous Eight Views of Omi (in turn modeled on the Chinese "Eight Views of Xiaoxiang").The garden was co...
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Hiroshima Dreamination is a illumination event featuring trees and monuments decorated with thousands of colorful lig...
Hiroshima Dreamination is a illumination event featuring trees and monuments decorated with thousands of colorful lights along 2km-long Peace Boulevard and around the city center. Approximately 1.4 million colorful LED bulbs create a fa...
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Approximately 500 metasequaia trees (dawn redwoods) are stretching over 2.4km-long Metasequoia Avenue in Shiga Prefec...
Approximately 500 metasequaia trees (dawn redwoods) are stretching over 2.4km-long Metasequoia Avenue in Shiga Prefecture. Enjoy strolling the Metasequaia tree-lined street while viewing beautiful fall foliage. Dates : November 21(S...
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Yellow foliage spot in Tokyo known for Ginkgo trees lasting about 300m, "Meiji Jingu Gaien (outer gardens of Meiji Sh...
Yellow foliage spot in Tokyo known for Ginkgo trees lasting about 300m, "Meiji Jingu Gaien (outer gardens of Meiji Shrine)" holds "Gingko Festival". It has become famous as an autumn landscape in downtown Tokyo, and in recent years it a...
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"Yubatake Tree & Illumination" will be lit at "Toji Plaza" in front of Yubatake(hot-water field) ! A large tree will...
"Yubatake Tree & Illumination" will be lit at "Toji Plaza" in front of Yubatake(hot-water field) ! A large tree will be set up and illuminated in Toji Plaza, which looks over the symbol of Kusatsu Onsen, the yubatake, or hot-water field...
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Ebisuko is an annual festival of Nishinomiya Shrine in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture. Nishinomiya Shrine was establis...
Ebisuko is an annual festival of Nishinomiya Shrine in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture. Nishinomiya Shrine was established in Kiryu City as the branch shrine of Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. Many stalls are set...
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Hana-no-Miyako Park is a flower park located in Lake Yamanakako in Yamanashi Prefecture. And they have a illuminatio...
Hana-no-Miyako Park is a flower park located in Lake Yamanakako in Yamanashi Prefecture. And they have a illumination event "Art Illumination FANTASEUM" during late-November and early-January each year. In addition, there are food boot...
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All the programs have be canceled. Just Lit-Up for 2020's momiji event. --------------------------------------------...
All the programs have be canceled. Just Lit-Up for 2020's momiji event. ---------------------------------------------------------- The Momiji Festival takes place every November at Homon Park in Oyama Town, Shizuoka. It is a festival ...
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Kiyomizu Temple (Kiyomizu-dera) ,with over 1,200 years of history, is one of the most famous and celebrated temples i...
Kiyomizu Temple (Kiyomizu-dera) ,with over 1,200 years of history, is one of the most famous and celebrated temples in Kyoto and also a UNESCO world Heritage site. Autumn is the best time to visit, about 1,000 maple trees show their bea...
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Komyoji Temple in Kyoto is the head temple of Seizan Pure Land Buddhism. During Nov.16 and Dec.1, the temple ground ...
Komyoji Temple in Kyoto is the head temple of Seizan Pure Land Buddhism. During Nov.16 and Dec.1, the temple ground is opened to the public so that visitors can enjoy viewing fall foliage. About 500 maple trees turning red and yellow w...
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Atami Plum Garden (Atami Baien), famous for its early blooming plum blossoms, is also a nice spot for viewing autumn ...
Atami Plum Garden (Atami Baien), famous for its early blooming plum blossoms, is also a nice spot for viewing autumn leaves. There are approximately 380 maple trees in the garden, and the fall foliage in here is described as "the latest...
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As the oasis that can be enjoyed seeing plum and cherry trees, fresh green, autumn colored leaves, and the winter sno...
As the oasis that can be enjoyed seeing plum and cherry trees, fresh green, autumn colored leaves, and the winter snow, the Naritasan Park with a very large area of 165,000 square meters in Naritasan Shinshoji Temple is familiar to local...
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Shuzenji in Izu, Shizuoka is known as the "little Kyoto of Izu", which famous for its hot springs. And also famous f...
Shuzenji in Izu, Shizuoka is known as the "little Kyoto of Izu", which famous for its hot springs. And also famous for viewing autumn leaves, especially Momiji (maple) trees. Between mid-November and early-December, leaves of about 1,0...
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Taimatsu Akashi, is an autumn festival that represents Fukushima Prefecture, with a tradition of over 400 years, take...
Taimatsu Akashi, is an autumn festival that represents Fukushima Prefecture, with a tradition of over 400 years, takes place every second Saturday of November every year. Famous as one of Japan's Top 3 Fire Festivals along with "Kurama ...
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Mitake Gorge (Mitake Valley) is a famous spot for viewing beautiful autumn foliage in Tokyo, located just a minute fr...
Mitake Gorge (Mitake Valley) is a famous spot for viewing beautiful autumn foliage in Tokyo, located just a minute from Mitake Station. Both sides of the gorge are covered in ginkgo and maple trees, you can enjoy viewing red and yellow ...
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Tokyo Dome City is a leisure complex which has a baseball stadium, an amusement park, spa, shops, restaurants, and a ...
Tokyo Dome City is a leisure complex which has a baseball stadium, an amusement park, spa, shops, restaurants, and a hotel. Also Tokyo Dome City is known as one of the major spots in Tokyo to see winter illumination. The 2019-2020 il...
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Rikugien Garden is one of the Tokyo's most beautiful Japanese gardens along with Koishikawa Korakuen. It is a stroll...
Rikugien Garden is one of the Tokyo's most beautiful Japanese gardens along with Koishikawa Korakuen. It is a strolling garden built in Edo Period(around 1700) for the 5th Tokugawa Shogun, and features a large central pond surrounded by...
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Arashiyama in Kyoto is a famous spot for viewing beautiful red maple leaves(momiji) in fall. And the the picture of T...
Arashiyama in Kyoto is a famous spot for viewing beautiful red maple leaves(momiji) in fall. And the the picture of Togetsu Bridge across the Katsura River with Mt.Arashiyama turned red and yellow is well-known for visitors. Arashiyama ...
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"Usuki Takeyoi" is a beautiful bamboo lantern festival held in Usuki City, Oita. Approximately 20,000 bamboo lantern...
"Usuki Takeyoi" is a beautiful bamboo lantern festival held in Usuki City, Oita. Approximately 20,000 bamboo lanterns are lit to produce a fantastic atmosphere throughout the town. The Usuki Stone Buddhas are a National Treasure of Jap...
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Gujo Hachiman Castle is a mountain castle located on top of Mount Hachiman in Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture. The c...
Gujo Hachiman Castle is a mountain castle located on top of Mount Hachiman in Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture. The castle was rebuilt in 1933 using wood rather than concrete. And it is also a famous spot for autumn leaves viewing for b...
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Kifune Shrine is located in the northern mountains of Kyoto, and the shrine is dedicated to the god of water. The sh...
Kifune Shrine is located in the northern mountains of Kyoto, and the shrine is dedicated to the god of water. The shrine is also known to have granted the wish of restoring a relationship for a famous Japanese poet of the Heian Period (...
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Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture is one of the Japan's best spots for viewing autumn leaves. And "Fuji Kawagu...
Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture is one of the Japan's best spots for viewing autumn leaves. And "Fuji Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival" is one of the best autumn leaves festivals in Japan! The festival takes place mainly alo...
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This year's Marunouchi Illumination, marking the 19th edition of the event, will feature 1.2 million LED bulbs in the...
This year's Marunouchi Illumination, marking the 19th edition of the event, will feature 1.2 million LED bulbs in the financial district’s original shade of champagne gold, coloring over 330 trees along Marunouchi's 1.2-kilometer-long Na...
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Every December, Osaka City is shined with winter illuminations and Christmas decorations. Enjoy the special illumina...
Every December, Osaka City is shined with winter illuminations and Christmas decorations. Enjoy the special illumination events with your special someone! Midosuji Illumination '2020 The Midosuji Illumination stretches almost the e...
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Showa Memorial Park (Showa Kinen Park) is a 180ha-wide park in Tachikawa City, Tokyo and one of the best spots viewi...
Showa Memorial Park (Showa Kinen Park) is a 180ha-wide park in Tachikawa City, Tokyo and one of the best spots viewing the colors of autumn in Japan. There are two Ginkgo Avenues ; one is along the canal near Tachikawa Gate. 106 gink...
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Ohara Festival is a dance festival held at Tenmonkan in downtown Kagoshima, and it is one of the biggest festivals in...
Ohara Festival is a dance festival held at Tenmonkan in downtown Kagoshima, and it is one of the biggest festivals in southern Kyushu. This year, the festival takes place to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Kagoshima City. Approxima...
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One of the Temple dance in Sensoji Temple "Shirasagi no Mai". It is a beautiful and elegant event, dancing in a stunn...
One of the Temple dance in Sensoji Temple "Shirasagi no Mai". It is a beautiful and elegant event, dancing in a stunning white snowy heron costume. It is held twice a year, in spring and autumn. It was a dance dedicated to the centennia...
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Tori-no-Ichi Fair is an open-air market held across Japan in November on the day of the Rooster in Chinese calendar s...
Tori-no-Ichi Fair is an open-air market held across Japan in November on the day of the Rooster in Chinese calendar since the Edo period. The Tori-no-Ichi Fair of Ohtori Shrine in Asakusa is one of the biggest Tori-no-Ichi festivals in ...
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Karatsu Kunchi Festival is the three-days autumn festival at Karatsu Shrine in Saga Prefecture. It is a festival cele...
Karatsu Kunchi Festival is the three-days autumn festival at Karatsu Shrine in Saga Prefecture. It is a festival celebrated for a rich harvest with a 400-years history, and is designated as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The fes...
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Tofukuji Temple is one of the oldest and largest temples in Kyoto, and famous for its beautiful view of autumn leaves...
Tofukuji Temple is one of the oldest and largest temples in Kyoto, and famous for its beautiful view of autumn leaves. From mid-November, about 2,000 maple trees are turning their color crimson or gold. One of the best spots viewing fa...
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Approximately 10 mins walk from Shinjuku Station, in Kabukicho area, there is a Hanazono Shrine colored beautiful red...
Approximately 10 mins walk from Shinjuku Station, in Kabukicho area, there is a Hanazono Shrine colored beautiful red. Hanazono Shrine enshrines several deities including Yamato-Takeru who is a legendary imperial prince in 4th century...
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No event for 2020,just watching colour leaves. The 4km stretch of road(Koshu Highway) leading from Hachioji's Oiwake...
No event for 2020,just watching colour leaves. The 4km stretch of road(Koshu Highway) leading from Hachioji's Oiwakecho to Takao Station is lined with over 770 ginkgo trees. There ginkgo trees were planted during the Showa Era. And it i...
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Mount Yoshino is a 690-meter tall mountain in the town of Yoshino in Nara Prefecture. It covers all over the mountain...
Mount Yoshino is a 690-meter tall mountain in the town of Yoshino in Nara Prefecture. It covers all over the mountain paths around 8 kilometers, from Yoshino River to Omine mountains. It is also a base of Omine spiritual mountain walk f...
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"Hakone Glass Forest Museum (Hakone Glass no Mori Museum)" is the Venetian glass museum which displays elegant Veneti...
"Hakone Glass Forest Museum (Hakone Glass no Mori Museum)" is the Venetian glass museum which displays elegant Venetian glass art works. During early-November and late-December, 2 crystal grass trees which high 10-meter tall appear in t...
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Nagatoro in Saitama is one of the best spots to enjoy autumn leaves around Tokyo area. Every year, the leaves start...
Nagatoro in Saitama is one of the best spots to enjoy autumn leaves around Tokyo area. Every year, the leaves start to turn red or yellow from late-October, and middle-November is the best time to watch the view of fall foliage. The ...
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The Onomichi Betcha Festival is a very unusual festival which designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of O...
The Onomichi Betcha Festival is a very unusual festival which designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Onomichi City. Held each year over a three-day period from November 1st through 3rd, this festival features a procession...
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One of the highlights of the year at Daigo Town in Ibaraki, "Daigo Town Light Festival" takes place between November ...
One of the highlights of the year at Daigo Town in Ibaraki, "Daigo Town Light Festival" takes place between November and January. Glitter balls produce countless reflections as you walk through a tunnel to emerge in front of the otherwo...
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