Activities Tochikubo Village Veronica Dow Tochikubo Village - little-discussed facets of Japanese life
Activities Fujimidai Highlands Justin Dart From Fujimidai, a small peak in the shadow of Mt. Ena, on a clear day you can see across the southern Alps to the small trian...
Activities Iwami Ginzan Silver Mines Bryan Baier Historically significant silver mines, a Living Japanese history lesson, and a great way to beat the the summer heat, and a s...
15 Activities Tohoku's Massive Unknown Cave Justin Velgus Abukuma-do Cave is one of the biggest tourist caves in Japan, yet it remains relatively unknown by non-Japanese. For a true a...
8 Activities Senrigataki Falls Senén Germade Senrigataki Falls is the largest drop of any of the falls in the Kirishima range, an area in Kagoshima blessed with the sceni...
9 Activities Bamboo Forest Trail to Ishite-ji Anonymous The area around Ishite-ji is pretty weird. On the path that leads there from Isaniwa Shrine in Dogo which passes through a ba...
Activities Tohoku Charity Walk Justin Velgus Charity Walk is an annual charity walk along the tsunami affected areas outside Sendai. Walking along the coast, participants...
Activities Nishio Castle Chris Glenn During the Edo Period Nishio was a prosperous castle town, and despite it’s relatively small area, was valued at 60,000 koku,...
12 Activities Hiking Kobe's Mount Maya Peter Sidell Near Kobe's bullet train station in Japan's Hyogo prefecture, Mount Maya is a tranquil place of forested slopes, gentle strea...
Activities Amanohashidate's Temple - Nariaiji Bonson Lam Since the Heian period in the twelfth century, simply dressed pilgrims, living on nature's goodness, made their way here on f...
