Asakusa Sanjya Matsuri 浅草三社祭 Asakusa Sanja Matsuri (Asakusa Sanja Festival), which is one of the Three Great Festivals of EDO (Tokyo) along with the Kanda Matsuri and Sanno Matsuri, is held on the third Saturday and Sunday of every May at Asakusa Shrine in Asakusa, Tokyo. It is famous for …
Kasaoka, Okayama Tsuyama, Okayama Matsue, Shimane Matsue, Shimane Kurayoshi, Tottori Fujikawaguchikomachi, Yamanashi Fujikawaguchikomachi, Yamanashi Kaminoyama, Yamagata Mishima, Shizuoka Sakata, Yamagata Sakata, Yamagata Takasaki,Gunma Miyama, Kyoto Kuwana, Mie Kuwana, Mie Sapporo, Hokkaido Fujimi, Saitama Toyamashi, Toyama Toyamashi, Toyama Chitose, Hokkaido Tokorozawa, Saitama Tomioka, Gunma Nagoya, Aichi Saiki, Oita Kamioka, Gifu Chichibu, …
Mountains in Japan Click photo to enlarge Mount FujiShizuoka・Yamanashi Mount AsamaNagano・Gunma Mount HodakaGifu・Nagano Mount MiyanouraKagoshima Mount RausuHokkaido Mount HakkodaAomori Mount FugenNagasaki Mount HiryuSaitama・Yamanashi Mount ChogatakeNagano Mount AsoKumamoto Japanese Mountains Top 100 Ranks Mountain Name Japanese Name Elevation (Metres) Mountain range Prefecture 1 Mount Fuji-san 富士山 3,776m Mount Fuji Shizuoka and …
Sensoji (浅草寺) is Tokyo’s largest Buddhist temple and a major sightseeing spot for Japanese and foreigners. If you just follow the crowds from Sensouji Exit of Asakusa station, you will reach the Thunder gate (雷門) of Sensoji in 90% of the time (because it’s so popular). According to legend, a …
Tokyo Chidorigafuchi Yozakura(Night-Sakura trees) Sakura (桜 Someiyoshino and Yamazakura cherry blossoms) of Chidorigafuchi(千鳥が淵) are one of the most popular Hanami (花見 Blossom viewing) trees in Tokyo. When the trees reach full blossoming, they are beautifully lit at night so that visitors can see another spectacular aspect of the Sakura trees. Japan …
