Search results for Aug.
Being the hottest temperatures of the year, August means summer holidays for schools, and the number of tourists increases considerably. There are summer festivals and firework shows being held everywhere, and even beach resorts get in on the liveliness with outdoor oceanfront restaurants. Make sure to stop by and enjoy the towering flowers at a sunflower field too!
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Hitachi Seaside Park
- Ibaraki
- About 4.5million nemophila flowers spread over the ”Miharashi no Oka,” which is 3.5 hectares large! Besides nemophilas, many...
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Ginzan Onsen
- Yamagata
- This hot spring was made famous by the NHK television drama “Oshin”. Gas street lamps burn at night, and the closely packed w...
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Biei
- Furano, Biei, Sounkyo Gorge
- Due to its famous flowery, rolling hills landscape, many people move here from outside Hokkaido. It is a member of the Association of the...
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Kiyomizu Temple
- Kyoto
- The height of the ”Kiyomizu Stage” is equivalent to that of a 4-story building, and the view of the city from Kiyomizu Stage ...
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Tsunoshima Oohashi
- Yamaguchi
- Tsunoshima Ohashi opened to the public on November 3rd, 2000. The straight bridge over the ocean making you feel as if you were in a clip...
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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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Kusasenri
- Kumamoto
- Kusasenri is located in the perfect location to gaze at the smokey Nakadake Peak of Mt. Aso. Around the big pond that spreads across the ...
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Narai-juku
- Nagano
- After travelers came over the worst of the Torii Pass, what waited for them was a post-station town known as ”Narai of the Thousand...
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Takachiho Gorge
- Miyazaki
- With 7 kilometer high cliffs, this is designated as one of Japan's scenic natural monuments. In the valley, you will find Manai Wat...
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Ouchi-juku
- Fukushima
- Oouchijukuis a posting station that has remains of Edo era's (1603-1867) old houses. There are about fifty thatched roof houses stan...