The Furukawa Festival, held in Furukawa-cho, Hida City, deep in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture, is a traditional Shinto ritual which has been designated as a “National Important Intangible Folk-Cultural Property”. The festival, to be held through 14th and 15th of April in 2023, is made up of 3 major Read more…
Cherry Blossoms in Japan! Coming this wonder season, here is the forecast 2019: https://www.jnto.go.jp/sakura/eng/index.php Since Japan is a long island, if you miss the the cherry-blossom season at where you stay, basically you can simply go north to catch up but in Kansai area (Osaka/Kyoto/Nara) usually the season is slightly Read more…
Already in the midwinter – Winter in Japan Since Japan is a vertically long island country, the weather also differs between the north and the south. There are many snow in Hokkaido located the northernmost but Okinawa at the south is not cold. The weather is relatively calm, but depending Read more…