12 Culture Shirakawa-go at Golden Week Cathy Cawood The Japanese village of Shirakawa-go is a World Heritage Site with many thatched roof houses in a beautiful mountain setting.
7 Culture Kenji Miyazawa's Memorial Site Sarashanti Memorial site of Japanese poet and children's author of international fame, Kenji Miyazawa, who was born and grew up in Iwate.
Culture Masakado-zuka, Otemachi John Carter Ōtemachi is the site of Heian Samurai Taira no Masakado grave, but the reason for its location is something ghoolish.
Culture Watarai Honten Sake Brewery Alena Eckelmann Watarai Honten Sake Brewery. Dewa no yuki-one of the best sake brews in Dewa Sanzan and the favorite of Japan's Prime Ministers
Culture Wada Gassho House Justin Dart 300 years old and one the largest gassho houses in Shirakawa-go, Wada House was one of the most important buildings in the vi...
Culture Kyoto Nishijin Tondaya Bonson Lam Go back in time to this historical Kyoto townhouse and experience a tea ceremony, with Mother Nature and Father Time
9 Culture Open Air Sculptures in Yamanashi Selena Hoy The outdoor sculpture garden at the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art is great for a scenic stroll, with both natural and m...
8 Culture Beauty and Bureaucracy R.S. Reynolds A walk through the grounds of the former government buildings in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Culture Nagoya Castle Ruins in Saga Tristan Scholze Visit the ruins of Nagoya Castle (Saga Prefecture), the short-lived second-largest in Japan. Built to invade a continent, it ...
Culture Springtime in Chiba Jaime Wynter Cherry blossoms can be found strung along the riverside and ponds in Mobara City, Chiba during spring and of course all over ...
