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The Place in Japan Where You Can See Fall Foliage & Sakura at the Same Time

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Obara Shikizakura Festival It’s almost impossible to choose between cherry blossoms and autumn foliage. The two most popular seasonal attractions have a lot to offer, but who says you can’t enjoy them both at the same time? Four Season Sakura Obara district in Toyota, Aiichi prefecture is home to the one-of-a-kind ​​Obara Shikizakura Four-Season Cherry Blossom […]

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Shirakawa go village

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Shirakawa Go Village World Cultural Heritage One of the most touristed spot in Japan, Shirakawa Go village, is located in Gifu prefecture.  Shirakawa Go was registered in 1995 as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage zone. The village has over 100 large and small-size of Gassho-zukuri building, and it is known as a village where people

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Kenrokuen Garden – Japan’s most celebrated landscape garden

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Kenrokuen Garden One of Japan’s greatest traditional-style landscape gardens A little history It is said to have been begun by the 5th Maeda lord, Tsunonori Maeda. The original garden was called Renchi tei, but was almost entirely burnt out in 1759, and was restored in the 1770’s and became known as Kenrokuen in 1822. It

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Oishi Park

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Oishi Park A scenic park where you can enjoy the view of flowers, the Lake Kawaguchi-ko and the majestic Mt. Fuji at the same time. Superb View Park Oishi Park ( 大石公園) is on the north shore of Kawaguchiko lake.  A park with a superb view of lake and Mt.Fuji at once. Various flowers bloom

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ALPS Azumino National Government Park

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Alps Azumino National Government Park About the park Alps Azumino National Government Park (国営アルプスあづみの公園 堀金・穂高地区) is a national park in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture that stretches over the foothills of the Northern Alps.  The park is divided into two areas with the theme being the realization of fruitful free time activities in nature and culture. The

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Hasedera Temple

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Hasedera Temple Hasedera Temple (長谷観音) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. The temple is famous for having one of the largest wooden statues in Japan, that of Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy. A little bit history  It is said that this old temple was established in 736, long before the Kamakura period (1192–1333). And it is

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