Somen Noodles are a perfect summer dish, and as the peak season quietly passes on, manufacturers in Nara are praying for the coming season.
It’s hardly surprising that the Gion festival became an annual event since epidemics have ravaged Kyoto in the oppressively humid summers up to modern times.
It is the season of iris blossoms in Japan. The waning of the pandemic is leading to the return of low-cost floral themed festivals with colorful...