To celebrate the ascension of Crown Prince Naruhito to the Imperial throne on May 1, the Japanese government approved a bill to designate that day as a one-off holiday, creating a 10-day Golden Week holiday period from April 27 to May 6.

The Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) is the only Toden streetcar left in central Tokyo. To promote the charm of the line, Toei Transportation and Airbnb, Inc. have collaborated to offer Japanese arts and crafts experience programs.

Naha City is the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. As the political, economic and transportation center, it comes first in our list of favorite places in the southernmost prefecture of Japan.

In contrast to autumn’s fiery red and orange, spring paints the landscape with gentle colors of white and pink as cherry blossoms line the sides of rivers or surround old castle grounds.