Extending from the south exit of Iwaki Station in Fukushima, “Hikari no Sakura” is a winter illumination that aims to electrically reproduce cherry blossom season with thousands of LEDs in varying shades of pink.
The kickoff for the illumination will also see a fireworks show after the lights are turned on.
As a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19, this event has been cancelled for 2020. On the last Sunday of May each year, Higashiomi in Shiga Prefecture hosts a festival in which enormous traditional kites are hauled into the […]
As a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19, this event has been cancelled for 2020. You may not know what shibazakura is, but you definitely want to see it. Japan is an anthophile’s dream: chrysanthemums, camellias, wisteria and the […]
As a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19, this event has been cancelled for 2020. Walk a mile in Japan and you’ll come across another regional food specialty you just have to try. Running concurrently with the Fuji Shibazakura […]
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