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Sewari Park in Yawata is the #1 Cherry Blossom Viewing Place in Kansai

Sewari Park in Yawata is the #1 Cherry Blossom Viewing Place in Kansai

by Kyle Yates | Apr 3, 2014 | Kansai Culture, Kansai Events, Kansai Leisure, Kansai Living, Kansai Parks, Kansai Visitors

Japan is a small largely populated country where the majority of its 128 million residents celebrate spring by going to a park or shrine to see cherry blossoms. Parks and shrines are usually crowded on weekends and popular ones are even crowded on weekdays. This is...

Traveling to Japan in Spring

by Kyle Yates | Mar 23, 2012 | Japan Related, Kansai Area News, Kansai Culture, Kansai Leisure, Kansai Living, Kansai Visitors

Spring is a great time to visit Japan! As the weather begins to warm in March, rain begins falling more often and the grass begins to turn green. This clears the air and opens up beautiful blue skies. Florally speaking, plum blossoms are the first to bloom. Birds fill...

Shops All Closed Down

by Kyle Yates | Jan 3, 2012 | Japan Related, Kansai Shopping, Kansai Visitors

Ever try to go shopping in Japan on January 1st? Even though there are shops like Costco and other large supermarkets that are open, finding most other shops open on the first day of the new year is difficult. Most shops in Japan close on January 1st and many...

Saturday’s Gonna Be a Great Day for Hanami

by Kyle Yates | Apr 8, 2011 | Kansai Culture, Kansai Events, Kansai Leisure, Kansai Living

Rain is forecast for tonight and early into tomorrow morning. But by sunrise tomorrow, the rain should taper off and the sun should come out to dry up the rain-soaked grass and dirt where most people will sit to enjoy cherry blossoms. For diehard hanami participants,...

Osaka Hikari Renaissance 2010

by Kyle Yates | Dec 6, 2010 | Kansai Culture, Kansai Entertainment, Kansai Events, Kansai Leisure, Kansai Living

Enjoy another year of illumination in Osaka thanks to the efforts of Osaka Hikari-Renaissance Executive Committee. This year’s show should be another beautiful display of lights for holiday goers to enjoy. Locations – Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka In front...
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