Our days in Japan
The Kasama Himatsuri Pottery Festival is an annual event held in Kasama City’s Art Forest Park. The weeklong event features booths and exhibits from over 250 craftspeople from across Japan. The vendors range from local artisans to well known historic kilns. About Kasama Himatsuri Pottery Festival Upon arriving at the main entrance to the Himatsuri […]
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Enjoy seasonal summer flowers at the Kasama Azalea Festival. The festival celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022. About Kasama Azalea Festival The festival originated in 1967 as a local tourism development project. The project aimed to plant an azalea bush for every resident of the city. The first 1,000 azaleas were planted and the park […]
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A friend of ours recommended this ramen shop, so we thought we’d give it a try. Ran Maru is a ramen shop known for their miso ramen in Mito. The specialty ramen shop is conveniently located across the street from Mito’s iconic Senba Lake. The shop is located near the high traffic intersection of National […]
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