6 Culture Shirokita Park Mandy Bartok Enjoy irises in bloom in the ponds of Shirokita Park in northern Osaka
Culture Hanami Hotspots on the Keihan Line Ash The Keihan Line, one of the private train lines linking Kyoto and Osaka, features many of Kansai's most famous cherry blossom...
15 Culture Kyoto Snapshots Amber Mezbourian Japan's most popular tourist destination, part of Kyoto's charm is just wandering around and seeing what you happen to stumbl...
6 Culture Cosmos in the Kumamoto countryside Mandy Bartok The arrival of autumn signals the blooming of cosmos on the slopes of Mt Aso and the surrounding hills. These pink and fuschi...
9 Culture Tatsumiyama Park Sarashanti Tatsumiyama Park has a good playground, views of Kuji City, and shrine inside.
7 Culture Botanical Garden in Sengokuhara Masato Kitamura The Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (Hakone Shisseikaen or 箱根湿生花園 in Japanese) is a wonderfully designed garden wit...
9 Culture Donguri Park & Shrine Chris Barnes Donguri Park & Shrine is located in the heart of Kutchan and serves as a children's park and relaxation space complete with S...
18 Culture Core of Kamakura, Hachimangu Shrine Takako Sakamoto Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine; the center of Kamakura, the first capital of the samurai.
20 Culture Unity with Nature Elena Lisina Impressive views of traditional buildings and objects are often surrounded by nature. That understanding and feeling of harmo...