Partners Information: Takayama Festival, registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, will held on April 14th to 15th.The event is also regarded as one of the three most beautiful festivals in Japan.

Partners Information: Have you heard of the UNESCO World Heritage listed gassho-zukuri villages of Gokayama?Gokayama, which was registered as a World Heritage Site along with Shirakawa-go in Gifu prefecture, is located in Nanto city, Toyama prefecture.

Partners Information: On May 3-5 each year, Hiroshima City hosts one of its largest festivals, the Hiroshima Flower Festival.The event features parades as well as a variety of performances held on 30 outdoor stages. In recent years the festival started offering evening entertainment including Kagura performances and concerts held on the riverbank.

Partners Information: Shiba Park Hotel in Tokyo will host an ‘Ohanami Sakura Walk’ event between 28 March and 5 April, to escort guests to nearby spots where cherry blossoms beautifully bloom. This event is free of charge to guests of the Shiba Park Hotel.

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.