Partners Information: Kameido Tenjin Shrine Plum Blossom Festival. A Plum Blossom Festival (Ume Matsuri) will be held at Kameido Tenjin Shrine! Kameido Tenjin enshrines Sugawara no Michizane, the Shinto deity of scholarship. The shrine is believed deliver blessings for academic success, so many students preparing for entrance exams pray there for good luck.

Partners Information: Okonomiyaki Cooking Studio OKOSTA Is Now Open! OKOSTA, a brand-new facility for one of Hiroshima’s popular experience programs for tourists – okonomiyaki cooking – has just opened within JR Hiroshima Station. Okonomiyaki is a savoury pancake made of flour and egg and includes ingredients such as cabbage, and other delicious toppings.

Partners Information: Have you been to Wakayama Prefecture? Do you have some great photos of your time there? Join the @VisitWakayama Instagram Photo Contest, on now until 10 March 2019.Post your original photos using the hashtag #VisitWakayama and make sure you’re following the account @VisitWakayama for your chance to win. To be eligible, you must set your Instagram account to ‘public’ during the competition period.

Partners Information: teamLab (the art collective behind ‘Borderless’ and ‘Planets’ in Tokyo) presents Digitized Hiroshima Castle. Hiroshima Castle is one of Japan’s top three flatland castles, originally built in 1589.

Partners Information: Japan’s spring cherry blossoms are a must-see for visitors. In late March to early April, when temperatures begin to warm following the cold winter, cherry blossoms bloom across the country.Today, we’ll introduce 3 lesser-known cherry blossom viewing spots.