History & Festivals
Cascades of wisteria flowers celebrated in central Japan festival
TSUSHIMA, Aichi -- The "Owari Tsushima Wisteria Festival" is being held in a park here, where Japanese wisteria flowers are at their best.The 5,000-sq Full article
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