Other Attractions in Japan

Japan, an island country in East Asia, is located in the Pacific Ocean. The "Land of the Rising Sun" offer its tourists many exciting places to visit. Besides the festivals, cuisines, museums, temples, castles, hot springs and shrines, there are other attractions in Japan those are worth a visit.

Celebrated for many centuries, the cherry blossom or sakura "Japan's unofficial national flower" holds a very important position in Japanese culture. The Japanese celebrate the blooming time of the year with hanami or cherry blossom viewing parties under the blooming trees. In cities in between, including Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, the cherry blossom season falls around the end of March and beginning of April.

The Autumn Leaves (Koyo) Viewing in Japan is another impressive tourist attraction in Japan. Koyo zensen refers to colored leaves front in autumn. Not only are festivals organized to celebrate the mood of autumn or bounty, Autumn Leaves (Koyo) Viewing in Japan offer enchanting sights of blossom to the tourists. It is the custom of relishing the bounty of Nature through these koyo leaves. It has been a traditional activity among the locals for centuries.

There are some famous koyo spots like Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Tokyo, Nikko , Hakone, Fuji Five Lakes, Kansai, Kyoto, Shikoku and Kyushu, which hold forth the Japanese culture with the radiance of natural bounty through their colorful flora. Celebrate the season in the central and southern part in late November.

The famous koyo spots in Japan are as follows:

- Tofukuji Temple in Japan
- Kotoin Sub Temple in Japan
- Eikando Temple in Japan
- Rikugien Garden in Japan
- Yoyogi Koen Park in Japan
- Koishikawa Korakuen Garden in Japan
- Mount Takao in Japan
- Kikko Station in Japan
- Hakone in Japan
- Fuji Five Lakes in Japan
- Shosenkyo Gorge in Japan
- Nishizawa Valley in Japan