8 Culture Sakura Season at Nagoya Castle Manish Prabhune Nagoya Castle attracts many visitors for hanami (cherry blossom viewing). I find it wonderful when culture and nature blend i...
11 Culture Maebashi Rose Park Aline Laborde Shikishima Park's Rose Garden is the best place to see the blossoming roses. There are also fresh roses to buy and rose-flavo...
Culture Uekeno Haniwa no Sato Park Linka Wade Uekeno Haniwa no Sato Park is home to the Hodota cluster of kofun, where an almost perfectly preserved 5th century village si...
12 Culture Tokyo's Imperial Palace East Garden Peter Sidell Inside the Imperial Palace's moat, the east garden gives you a both a tranquil green space to relax beside its pond, and a lo...
6 Culture Donguri Garden Anonymous Donguri Garden is a store filled with Ghibli goods located in Mosaic Harborland!
Culture Enjoy the Edo Period in Modern Matsue Shauntoniqua Clayton Matsue Castle is the centerpiece of Matsue's well-preserved castle town. Sail around the castle's moats as if it were still t...
6 Culture Kanagawa's Mitsuike Park, Tsurumi Ramon Geoffrey Evangelista Any other day, Mitsuike seems like a common, ordinary park. But as spring arrives, like magic, the park is turned into a wond...
12 Culture Niigata's Saito Family Summer Villa Tomoko Kamishima In 1918, a wealthy merchant in Niigata, Saito Kijuro (IV), built a beautiful summer villa; carefully and spaciously planned f...
13 Culture Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park Michael Flemming Those looking for a one spot on Okinawa that offers dozens and dozens of activities need look no further than Okinawa Compreh...
11 Culture Funaoka Castle Park, Miyagi Takako Sakamoto Located 30 minutes from JR Sendai Station, Funaoka Castle Park is famous for its cherry trees and views of Mt. Zao, and 1,000...