It’s Children’s Day here in Japan. The Children’s Day is called Kodomo no Hi in Japanese, a day to celebrate children (mainly are boys) happiness. During the Golden Week to the Children’s Day, many places in Japan hang Koinobori or carp banners. Family with young boys also hang Koinobori on their house/apartment balcony as a …
When is the busiest time to travel to Japan? There has never been a busier time than Golden Week. If you think cherry blossom and autumn foliage seasons are the most crowded time in Japan, you have yet seen the worst. A combination of tourists travelling into Japan and Japanese, it is called the Golden …
It’s finally wisteria season. Our most favourite wisteria spot is Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi prefecture, located outskirt of Tokyo. Ashikaga Flower Park early spring always holds Fuji no Hana festival. Fuji no Hana literally means wisteria flower in Japanese. There are several spots in Tokyo for wisteria viewing. Neither of those spots can match the …
This year cherry blossom season came late in Tokyo and its surrounding areas. After several years of residing in Tokyo, I have become familiar with what great cherry blossom looks like. Some places in Tokyo the cherry blossom was not as great as the previous years. This year we did not take sakura picture as fiercely …
Let’s admit it there isn’t busiest time in Japan than early spring when all cherry blossoms are blooming. No other place is more crowded than Tokyo within this season. Travellers from all around the world visit the capital of Japan with one thing in mind: sakura viewing. After several springs passed, we tend to avoid the …
Cherry blossom (sakura) viewing is known as hanami in Japanese. It’s the most awaited season of the year, a time when everyone get together with family, friends or colleagues under the blooming cherry blossom tree. After experiencing four springs in Tokyo, we decided to take hanami to the next level. Rowing a boat on Chidorigafuchi …
