Category: Kantō
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Evening blossom
A visit to Tokyo in late March or early April isn’t complete without a hanami (flower-viewing) session to see Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms or sakura. If you can’t get enough of these tiny, delicate blossoms in the daytime, they’re just as lovely at night. During cherry blossom season, many parks and gardens—and even some neighborhoods—light […]
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Hikarigaoka park, Nerima-ku, Japan
A pillar of anime history, surrounded by neighborhood parks and gardens. Nerima City, a central, yet beautifully green neighborhood, is well known among anime fans as the birthplace of the industry. It’s home to multiple production studios, and evidence of that heritage can be found throughout this part of Tokyo. The surrounding area has several […]
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Ushiku Daibutsu (Buddha)
The Ushiku Daibutsu (“Great Buddha of Ushiku”) in Ushiku City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Stands 120 meters tall and is one of the world’s highest Buddha sculptures. In comparison, Nara’s Daibutsu at Todaiji Temple is barely 15 meters tall. And fits in the palm of the Ushiku Daibutsu. The height of the bronze statue represents the twelve […]
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CAPSULE Tower is about to Disappear
According to the building’s new owners, one of Japan’s most distinctive works of contemporary architecture, the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo. Will be demolished this month. The decision ends years of uncertainty surrounding the eye-catching structure. Which once offered a futuristic vision of urban living, but had recently fallen into disrepair. Completed in 1972, the tower […]
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Ushiku Daibutsu
The Ushiku Daibutsu is bordered by a large park with over 100 cherry trees that blossom from early to mid-April. Pink moss (April), poppies (May), and cosmos are among the other blooms in the park (September and October).The two-story Hakkenmon Gate holds three Buddha pictures on the second level. A pond represents the source of […]
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Ashikaga, 栃木県 日本
Ashikaga Flower Park’s famous wisteria is blooming early this year. The Fujinohana Monogatari Ofuji Festival 2022 in Tochigi will begin ahead of schedule on April 16, 2022
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Ashikaga Flower Park (video)
The 80m-long Shirafuji tunnel is designated as Tochigi Prefecture Natural Monuments. These are in full bloom from mid-April to mid-May 1. “Fuji no Hana Monogatari-Ofuji Festival-” will be held for a month.
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Ashikaga Flower Park
There is a breathtaking array of hanging wisterias and an exquisite flower garden for all four seasons. This flower garden creates a complete sense of the season. And the magnificence of nature with a wide range of plants and trees. The park’s highlight is the massive Japanese wisteria trellises in bloom from late April to […]
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A ‘Killing Stone’ Broke in Japan. Is a Demon on the Loose?
With so much wrong in the world. Should we suddenly be concerned about a nine-tailed fox demon that may be unleashed in a Japanese forest? The solution is partly dependent on your knowledge of old Japanese mythology. A volcanic rock broke in two in February in Nikko National Park, roughly 100 miles north of Tokyo. […]
