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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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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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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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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Shiraito Falls
- Karuizawa
- Rather than flowing from a river, the source of this waterfall springs through the rocks from an undergroung spring. It divides into many...
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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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Tateyama Ropeway
- Toyama
- This ropeway runs the steep, rocky slope between Kurobedaira Station and Daikanbo Station in around 7 minutes, traversing a vertical dist...
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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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Aoike, Juniko (Twelve Lakes)
- Aomori
- A lake the color of spilled blue ink, the water so clear you can see the trees that have fallen to the bottom. Aoike is located in a corn...
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Ukimido Floating Hall, Mangetsuji Temple
- Shiga & Lake Biwa
- Ukimido Hall is one of the most representative scenic spots of Lake Biwa, cherished by haiku poets such as Matsuo Basho. It is also famou...