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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Mitarai Pond, Kashima Shrine
- Ibaraki
- The head shrine of Kashima Shrine is also known as the oldest shrine in the Kanto region. It is a exceptional place full of history and p...
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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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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...
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Namba Yasaka Shrine
- Osaka
- This shrine is famous for its "Religious Tug of War" event, a important intangible folk culture asset which takes place on the ...
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Shirakami Sanchi
- Aomori
- In 1993, this place became one of the first sites ever designated as a World Heritage site in Japan. An extensive mountain zone of 130,00...
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Kikuchi Valley
- Kumamoto
- Kikuchi Valley is said to be a ”natural cooler” with an average temperature of 13 degrees Celsius even in summer. With new gr...
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Kujukushima Island
- Nagasaki
- Approximately 208 densely packed islands, collectively referred to as the Kujukushima Islands. The density of these islands is considered...
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Nokonoshima Island
- Fukuoka & Hakata
- The small island in Hakata Bay has a population of 800 and measures 12 km around. Here, you can find an observation deck that overlooks F...
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Baikamo, Samegai
- Shiga & Lake Biwa
- Samegai is famous for the marine “Water Buttercup” flower, a small white flower which blooms from mid May to late August. Che...