8 Culture Odawara Castle's Cherry Blossoms Hana Joy In the springtime, Odawara Castle becomes a popular destination because of its cherry blossoms.
6 Culture Tokyo's Kiyosumi Garden, Fukagawa Ramon Geoffrey Evangelista Situated in the bustling metropolis of Tokyo are landscape gardens such as the Kiyosumi Teien, where both locals tired from w...
12 Culture Ume Blossoms at Hamarikyu Garden Leslie Taylor Ume Blossoms at Hamarikyu Garden in Tokyo bloom in February, showing that Spring is just around the corner!
9 Culture Yokohama's Beautiful Lotus Pond Larry Knipfing Visit the beautiful lotus ponds at Yokohama's Sankei-en Garden in mid-summer. Early mornings are best when all is serene and ...
9 Culture Tamamo Park, Takamatsu Peter Sidell In Takamatsu in Kagawa prefecture on Japan's Shikoku island, Tamamo Park is a pleasant park, home to the ruins of Takamatsu C...
8 Culture Yamate No.234 Tomoko Kamishima A private enterprise built an apartment house at Yamate No.234 for the purpose of coaxing back foreigners to devastated Yokoh...
6 Culture Yamate No.68 Tomoko Kamishima Yamate No.68 stands inside Yamate Koen Park, where the history of tennis began in Japan. Yokohama City later purchased the ho...
9 Culture Yokohama Yamate No.111 Tomoko Kamishima In 1926 an American businessman, Thomas Melvin Laffin, built a house for his just-married son, John Edward. They asked J.H. M...
Culture The Flaming Leaves of Engyo-ji 2024 Benjamin Stock Few places in Hyogo have fall color that can rival the beauty of Mt. Shosha in late-November.
11 Culture Happo-En Garden, Shirokanedai Peter Sidell Ten minutes from Meguro Station in Tokyo, Happo-En is a serene traditional garden whose name means 'beautiful from any angle'...