Activities Birdwatching on the Kamogawa Bonson Lam Birds like Great Egrets have been part of Japanese life for centuries. Noted for their grace, their large wings flap slowly, ...
8 Activities Gorogatake Sea of Clouds Orrin Heath Ever want to stand above the clouds? Well, you can do that if you visit Gorogatake in Maizuru and see unkai or the Sea of Clo...
Activities Kyoto Tenryu-ji’s Hojo Garden Tomoko Kamishima In Kyoto's Arashiyama, the landscape of cherry blossoms and autumn leaves are very special, although this district attracts p...
11 Activities Kyoto Suiro-kaku Walk Tomoko Kamishima The Biwako Canal flows from Otsu to Kyoto and was built in 1890 with a beautiful brick-made bridge, Suiro-kaku in the precinc...
Activities Jishu Shrine and San-nen-zaka Shozo Fujii Kyoto is a city of prayers. Thousands of temples and shrines dot this town, in labyrinthine alleys, nested into the folds of ...
6 Activities Okochi Sanso Arashiyama Kyoto Jenny Cook Denjiro Okochi loved the view from the top of Arishiyama, or "Storm Mountain" in Japanese. So much so he created twenty thou...
Activities Suzumushi-dera Justin Velgus Kegonji, more famously known as Suzumushi-dera or the "Cricket Temple" is located in western Kyoto. Crickets are on display a...
8 Activities Walking along Uji River Susan Tumanon The Uji River, south of Kyoto, is often associated with the Japanese novel "The Tale of Genji". This beautiful river was the ...
Activities Amanohashidate Viewland Bonson Lam Enjoy one of the best sea views in Kansai from a mountain top theme park with the family.