Activities Makuyama Park's Plum Blossoms 2025 Larry Knipfing Makuyama Park features a mountainside covered by thousands of plum trees (and a festival) that when in full bloom in February...
Activities Zao Snow Monster Festival 2025 Alena Eckelmann The Zao Snow Monsters rival Nagano's Snow Monkeys in popularity and they are one of Japan's winter attractions not to be missed!
9 Activities Autumn Colours in Yoyogi Park Nicole Bauer Cherry, maple and gingko trees in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo offer a great variety of autumn colours in one place!
8 Activities Sankeien Gardens in Autumn JJ Walsh A visit to Sankeien gardens in November offer Autumn colors, cool temperatures and often clear blue skies. Traditional garden...
7 Activities Stunning Mount Kuro, Daisetsuzan Nicole Bauer Mount Kuro (Kuro-dake) in Daisetsuzan National Park in Hokkaido, easily accessible from Sounkyo Onsen, is a truly fascinating...
Beauty & Spa Summer in Niseko Clifford Bernstein Niseko, Hokkaido offers even more to do in the summer months than it does in the winter.
11 Activities Nikko's Yuno-ko in Summer Nicole Bauer Looking for a place to cool down in the middle of the summer? Located at 1478m above sea level, lake Yunoko in Oku-Nikko is t...
10 Activities Hiking in Nikko in the Rain Larry Knipfing This story focuses on hiking in the rain: Senjogahara, Odajirogahara, Yuno-ko Lake and other places. The people I met along t...
7 Activities Nikko's Beautiful Fields Larry Knipfing This story focuses on some of the large fields and marshlands in Nikko. They are wide and vast, and on this day quite misty--...
10 Activities A Day in Niimi City Judith Mikami Driving around Niimi City will surprise you with the pure beauty of nature and the beauty of man-made structures. A northern ...
