11 Culture Kamakura's Kosoku-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Kosoku-ji Temple has a 200-year-old beautiful crabapple tree. It blooms at almost the same time as cherry blossoms in Kamakura.
9 Culture Shinjuku Gyoen in Full Bloom Nicole Bauer I love Shinjuku Gyoen in Tokyo at any time of the year, but the cherry blossom season is certainly a highlight.
10 Culture Shinjuku Gyoen - Cherry Blossoms Susan Tumanon Another popular cherry blossom spot is the Shinjuku Gyoen. The park grounds are spacious and Japanese garden landscapes are b...
9 Culture Kannon-zaki Lighthouse Tomoko Kamishima Cape Kannon-zaki is on the eastern edge of Miura Peninsula, the entrance of the Tokyo Bay. In 1869, a lighthouse was built here
8 Culture Inokashira Park Cherry Blossom Kevin John Hutt Situated close to Kichijoji Station, the park is popular all-year round, especially during Spring to see the cherry blossoms ...
12 Culture The Birds of Dogo Park L. MacLean Dogo Park is the site of a long-disappeared castle. It's also home to an attractive variety of large and small birds.
6 Culture Venus Bridge, Kobe Manish Prabhune A rather secluded but equally beautiful location is the Venus Bridge in Kobe.
7 Culture Bluff No.18 Tomoko Kamishima With its orange roof, white walls and green window frames, Bluff No.18 is a very cute house. The garden is beautifully yellow...
Culture The Ruins of Takeda Castle Bryan Baier Built in 1441 on the summit of a 1,000-foot mountain, the ruins of Takeda Castle cover an area a quarter of a mile in length ...
9 Culture More on Kibi no Makabi Park Judith Mikami Kibi no Makabi is the father and creator of katakana characters which make up the one third of the Japanese language. This pa...