Area Hakodate Martin Giles If, like me, you arrive at Hakodate by cruise ship, the largest dock is a 5 minute bus or taxi ride from the Hakodate city ce...
Activities Cycling from Kyoto to Nara Cathy Cawood Cycling from Kyoto to Nara in early September offers great countryside and river views. The best route follows the road besid...
Activities A Green Room In Kyoto Arlene Bastion Yoshida Hill with its historic shrine and easy walkabout is a calming green room of respite from Kyoto's high octane tourist ...
Activities Visiting Lake Towada in Aomori and Akita Mandy Bartok Lake Towada sits on the border of Aomori and Akita Prefectures and is one of Tohoku's most beautiful spots.
Activities Mountain-top Temple and Gardens in Kochi City Japan Travel While downtown Kochi is full of shopping bargains and food delights, to really dig into Kochi’s history you need to hit the o...
Activities Gunma's Great Outdoors Veronica Carnevale Gunma Prefecture, located northwest of Tokyo, is a nature lover’s paradise. Hike through peaceful forests, camp, leisurely bo...
9 Activities The Ascent of Mount Kongo Amanda Ho The Kongō Range is a mountain range on the borders of Nara and Osaka Prefectures on the island of Honshu. Standing at 1125 me...
Activities Discounts for Tourists in Kobe Fiona Yoshitake Find out how to obtain discounts for your trip to Kobe in 2017-18! Your guide to the Kobe "Welcome Coupon."
23 Activities Miho-no-Matsubara in Shimizu Yukie Suzuki On the coast at Shimizu, a suburb of Shizuoka in central Japan, Miho-no-Matsubara is a beautiful seaside pine grove, with a q...
14 Activities Satta Toge Pass Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Shizuoka City in central Japan, the Satta Toge pass is a coastal hiking trail with a good view of the ocean...
