summer Tsuyu: Hydrangeas and the Beauty of Japan's Rainy Season
Everyone tells you to skip Japan in June. They're wrong. Glowing blue hydrangeas at Kamakura's Meigetsu-in, the Hakone hydrangea train, half-empty temples and a country at its greenest — here's how to do the rainy season right.
By Shiki Editors · Jun 14, 2026