Akita is a corner of Japan that’s impressed me since my first trip there almost six years ago. Back then, in the dead of winter, I took an unassuming winter sojourn to Kakunodate Samurai district—I was hooked; the rest is history. Only it wasn’t. Over the years, I’ve returned to a number of places in […]
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Tohoku’s Tamest Summer Festival
The Sendai Tanabata Matsuri is probably not what you’re expecting.
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Summer at Point Nemo
So green were the aforementioned leaves, even more than halfway through summer, that it was credible to posit autumn might not ever come again.
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The Easiest Japanese Festival to Attend
The Takayama Festival is one of my favorite matsuri I’ve attended in Japan—and not just because I was able to go without passing out from heat stroke.
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Tohoku’s Marvelous Matsuri
Should you visit the Akita Festival or Aomori Festival—or both?
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30 Pictures That Will Make You Want to Visit Japan in Summer
I hope you follow the breadcrumbs I’ve hidden in the ether via these pictures.
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Japan’s Fabulous Summer Festivals
Which of the summer festivals in Japan are you most excited to attend?
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