Search results for Jul.
As the rainy season ends, true summer begins in July. The well-loved Tanabata Star Festival falls on July 7, and in addition to the various Tanabata festivals held around the country, many towns and cities hold their summer festivals and firework displays in July. The sea turns an alluring cobalt blue, so this is also the time to head to the beach! If you enjoy flowers, July is when lavender and sunflowers bloom.
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Happoike Pond
- Nagano
- Like a giant mirror, the Hakuba mountain range is reflected on the surface of this mysterious pond. At an elevation of 2,060m, the red au...
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Kawaguchiko Oishi Park
- Mt. Fuji
- Spreading like a purple carpet across the park during summer, the park’s lavender fields with Mt. Fuji in the background are a sigh...
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Atera Valley
- Nagano
- The valley is located a 20-minute walk away from Nojiri Station. There are many places of interest here such as Kiso-go-boku (five trees ...
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Lake Kawaguchiko
- Mt. Fuji
- One of the five lakes of Mt. Fuji, Kawaguchi-ko offers a luxurious opportunity to enjoy a close view of this magnificent mountain. Here, ...
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Lake Odashiro
- Tochigi
- This temporary lake is made in Odashirogahara after the influence of long periods of heavy rain. It last appeared in 2011, and is now com...
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Bishamondo with red leaves of autumn
- Kyoto
- Monzeki Temple of the Tendai sect founded in 703. In the autumn, the scenery of the stone steps turns into burning red with fallen maple...
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Yoshigadaira
- Gunma
- Yoshigadaira; the wetlands spread on the rear side of Mt. Kusatsu-shirane. In contrast to the rough image of Mt. Shirane, it is a quiet a...
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Ninen-zaka and Sannen-zaka (Slopes at Kiyomizu-dera)
- Kyoto
- The gently sloping lanes with stone pavement are lined with many traditional souvenir shops and serve as the main tourist street of Higas...
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Taishoike Pond
- Nagano
- This pond was formed during a massive eruption of Mount Yake (literally “burning mountain”). The skeletons of dead trees stan...
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Funaya at Ine Bay
- Kyoto
- 230 boat houses facing the Sea of Japan stands in a row on the waters of Ine bay. On the first level of these traditional buildings, ther...