Partners Information: Takayama Spring Kimono WalkThe Takayama Spring Kimono Walk event will take place from April 21st. Dress up in Kimono and enjoy walking along the ancient streets in Takayama! It would be a great memory of your trip for sure!

Partners Information: About 800,000 shibazakura (moss phlox) plants bloom at the base of Mt.Fuji.Pink, white and violet flower carpets spread across a 2.4 hectare site.

The Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale will be held for 51 days, from 29 July to 17 September 2018.

Held once every three years, this international art festival features exhibitions of contemporary artworks at locations in the Echigo Tsumari area of Niigata Prefecture, such as the woodlands, rice terraces, settlements and closed schools.

After eating my fill of the freshest seafood it was time to explore more of the natural beauty in Onomichi. I took a rope car to the top of the mountain to visit Senkoji temple, which is actually 25 smaller temples combined to make an entire complex of them.