Sakura in February?

The sakura or the cherry blossom season is Japan’s most awaited season. The fragile blossoms in any setting, be it in the city, in nature, by a river, in a forest, you name it, will make for a magical landscape. Most people in Japan are excited for the cherry blossoms to start blooming, locals, foreign…

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Matsumoto Castle

Română/日本語 It’s time to tell you a bit about the last stop of our spring holiday trip in Takayama-Shirakawago-Matsumoto, and that is Matsumoto! Matsumoto is a town in Nagano prefecture, famous for its castle. Matsumoto Castle is also known as Karasu-jō 烏城 (“Crow Castle”) due to its black exterior, and it is often put in…

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