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Toi Sakura (Toi-zakura) which bloom in Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, is known as one of the earliest blooming c...
Toi Sakura (Toi-zakura) which bloom in Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, is known as one of the earliest blooming cherry blossoms in Japan. Toi Sakura starts to open in the end of December, and comes to into bloom in early January. Wha...
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At Sanjusangen-do Temple in Kyoto, an archery contest known as Yumi Hiki Hajime (first draw of the year) is held ever...
At Sanjusangen-do Temple in Kyoto, an archery contest known as Yumi Hiki Hajime (first draw of the year) is held every year on the Sunday closest to January 15. Approximately 2,000 participants, both men and women of new 20-year-olds f...
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On the back of a Mt. Kannoyama "Fumonji Temple" encounters the limpid stream Kiryu River. After more than half a cen...
On the back of a Mt. Kannoyama "Fumonji Temple" encounters the limpid stream Kiryu River. After more than half a century since the festival foundation, "Daruma Ichi" which became countable as one of Kiryu's trademarks, is held on the th...
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Somin Festival of Idekumano Shrine in Iwate Prefecture has over 400 years history and is believed to follow the Somin...
Somin Festival of Idekumano Shrine in Iwate Prefecture has over 400 years history and is believed to follow the Somin festival of Kokusekiji Temple. Somin Festival is also called Naked Festival, and held for a bumper harvest and protect...
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One of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, Kamigamo Shrine, holds the special traditional archery event "Musha Jinji" each y...
One of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, Kamigamo Shrine, holds the special traditional archery event "Musha Jinji" each year on January. There is a 40m long shooting range in front of a treasury, and people dressed in traditional attire sho...
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Hida Furukawa Town in Gifu Prefecture holds an annual event "Santera Mairi Festival (Three Temple Pilgrimage)" on Jan...
Hida Furukawa Town in Gifu Prefecture holds an annual event "Santera Mairi Festival (Three Temple Pilgrimage)" on January 15. Participants make pilgrimage to three Buddhist temples (Enkoji, Shinshuji, and Honkoji temples) in the town of ...
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Dondo-yaki, an event you burn up new year ornaments has been held in many places around Nagano Prefecture. Dousojin ...
Dondo-yaki, an event you burn up new year ornaments has been held in many places around Nagano Prefecture. Dousojin Festival (Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival) is one of the biggest Dondoyaki Festivals in Japan. And it is also counted as one ...
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Shirakawago famous for “Historic Villages of Shirakawago (Gassho-zukuri Shuraku)” listed as world heritage sites is c...
Shirakawago famous for “Historic Villages of Shirakawago (Gassho-zukuri Shuraku)” listed as world heritage sites is crowded in the snowy season crowded with many tourists. World heritage of Shirakawago → Ogimachi village of Gifu prefect...
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Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture is a head shrine out of the approximately 3,500 shrines in Japan dedicated to ...
Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture is a head shrine out of the approximately 3,500 shrines in Japan dedicated to the Ebisu God. Ebisu is the god of fishing and commerce, and lots of people visit the Nishinomiya Shrine to pray for thr...
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The 4-meter long and 300-kg weigh huge Waraji sandals made from straw rope is dedicated to the statue of Dainichi Bud...
The 4-meter long and 300-kg weigh huge Waraji sandals made from straw rope is dedicated to the statue of Dainichi Buddha (Dainichi Nyorai) at Takahata Town in Yamagata Prefecture. On January 12th, Dainichi Nyorai Waraji Mikoshi Festival...
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It's not opened for vistors this year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "...
It's not opened for vistors this year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Katsube Fire Festival" is a traditional fire festival of Shiga Prefecture with 800 years history, and designated as an I...
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The Hatsuichi Festival takes place annually on early-January in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. It has a history of ...
The Hatsuichi Festival takes place annually on early-January in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. It has a history of more than 400 years. People come to give thanks for the past year and wish for good luck in the new year using Daruma D...
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It is not opened for the vistors this year。 ----------------------------------------------------------- Every seco...
It is not opened for the vistors this year。 ----------------------------------------------------------- Every second Saturday of January, Fire Festival is held at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Shiga. This festival, which has been running for 8...
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The 76th Atami Plum Garden Festival takes place between Jan.11 and Mar.8 at Atami plum garden, located in Atami City,...
The 76th Atami Plum Garden Festival takes place between Jan.11 and Mar.8 at Atami plum garden, located in Atami City, Shizuoka Pref. There are 472 plum trees of 58 different varieties on its 4.4-hectare site. And there are both early an...
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Yoi-Ebisu Shichifukujin Ship Cruising will not be held on 2021. ---------------------------------------------------...
Yoi-Ebisu Shichifukujin Ship Cruising will not be held on 2021. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gion Ebessan is held at Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City on January 9...
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Saito(or Osaito) Fire Ceremony has been performed as a traditional New Year's bonfire event around Akakura Onsen area...
Saito(or Osaito) Fire Ceremony has been performed as a traditional New Year's bonfire event around Akakura Onsen area in Yamagata Prefecture from the ancient time. Besides firing amulet or ornaments of last year, the bird chase event (t...
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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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The Miyagi Zao Sumikawa Snow Park, located in western Miyagi Prefecture, holds Juhyo Ice Monster Tours in snowcats fr...
The Miyagi Zao Sumikawa Snow Park, located in western Miyagi Prefecture, holds Juhyo Ice Monster Tours in snowcats from mid-December to early March to see this spectacular phenomenon up close. “Juhyo,” also known as “ice monsters,” are t...
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Zao is one of largest ski resorts in Japan and famous for “Snow Monster(Juhyo)”, all trees covered with snow and they...
Zao is one of largest ski resorts in Japan and famous for “Snow Monster(Juhyo)”, all trees covered with snow and they just look like monsters. This natural phenomenon happens only under a specific environment condition, seen in only few ...
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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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The Hakodate City Tropical Botanical Garden, located in the Yunokawa Hot Springs area, is home to some 100 free-range...
The Hakodate City Tropical Botanical Garden, located in the Yunokawa Hot Springs area, is home to some 100 free-range Japanese macaques (or snow monkeys). Although the monkeys can be seen enjoying themselves all year round, they are a pa...
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Goryokaku is a fortress that features a pentagonal design with a five-pointed star. Every winter, the illumination e...
Goryokaku is a fortress that features a pentagonal design with a five-pointed star. Every winter, the illumination event takes place at Goryokaku. The 1.8-km long moat is illuminated with about 2,000 lights to create a star-shaped illum...
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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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Izu Shaboten Zoo where you can interact surprisingly closely with 1500 kinds of cactuses and 120 kinds of animals inc...
Izu Shaboten Zoo where you can interact surprisingly closely with 1500 kinds of cactuses and 120 kinds of animals including Capybara. "An open-air bath of Capybara " at Izu Shaboten Zoological Park, was discovered by chance when the bre...
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The winter illumination "The Jewel of Shonan" is held at Enoshima Island in Kanagawa Prefecture, and known as one of ...
The winter illumination "The Jewel of Shonan" is held at Enoshima Island in Kanagawa Prefecture, and known as one of the three greatest winter illuminations around Tokyo area. "Shonan" is a name of the seaside area of Sagami Bay from Eno...
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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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This is an interactive illumination of Kanto with maximum 6 million lights, held every year at the Sagamiko Resort Pl...
This is an interactive illumination of Kanto with maximum 6 million lights, held every year at the Sagamiko Resort Pleasure Forest in Sagamihara City Midori Ward, Kanagawa Prefecture. Taking advantage of rich terrain, a large site and e...
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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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