I discovered an awesome temple in Fukushima City! I’ve known that Ioji Temple existed for a long time, because one of the train stations on the Iizaka Line is named after it, but I visited it for the first time a couple of weeks ago. The architecture and traditional garden in the temple grounds makeContinue reading Making Bamboo Lanterns in a Temple
Where is Iizaka Onsen & What is a ‘Kenka Matsuri’? Iizaka Onsen is a quaint town built around the sources of the Iizaka Onsen hot springs. Iizaka Onsen hot spring water has been loved for over a millennium, and is well-known in Japan. Residents of Tokyo often pop up on the Shinkansen to take aContinue reading Iizaka Onsen & Kenka Matsuri Autumn Festival
It’s well and truly summer in Fukushima at the moment! One of the things I always want to do at this time of year is go camping, so I decided to have a look at some of the options for going camping in Fukushima Prefecture! In this post, I’ll show 7 campsites across 5 differentContinue reading Camping & Glamping - Summer in Fukushima Prefecture
Happy New Year! I hope you had a good holiday. I didn’t make it to the New Year’s festival at Mt Iwatsuno, due to sudden snowfall in Fukushima - I’ll make sure to go next year - but I did visit Nakano Fudoson! I’ve really wanted to visit Nakano Fudoson for a long time, andContinue reading Nakano Fudoson New Year Traditions
I recently went to Iizaka Onsen’s Kenka Matsuri (Fighting Festival). Held on the first weekend of October every year, Iizaka Onsen’s Kenka Matsuri is one of the three biggest fighting festivals in Japan. Kenka Matsuri Explained The six different areas that make up Iizaka Onsen Town each come together and compete for the favour of theContinue reading Fukushima’s Fighting Festival: Kenka Matsuri
