Take the Kurobe Gorge Railway ride Somrak Bhakdisuparit Take the most beautiful train ride in Japan to visit Japan's one of 100 hidden beauty, the Kurobe Gorge Railway.
Karuizawa’s Former Mikasa Hotel Tomoko Kamishima Former Mikasa Hotel, located on the foot of Mt. Asama in Nagano, was once a fashionable social gathering parlor.
16 Maki Shrine on Phoenix St. in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Driving back home, I spotted a tall white flag fluttering high in the wind. It was a flag of 'Maki Shrine', Phoenix Street, F...
13 Autumn at Kenroku-en Cathy Cawood One of Japan's most famous gardens, Kenroku-en was lovely when the autumn sunshine made the colored leaves glow. The beautifu...
15 Taicho-ji Temple, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Taicho-ji Temple, Fukui: Birthplace of the great Shugendo monk, Taicho Daishi, the first to climb Mount Haku, one of the Thre...
Culture Re-building Kofu Castle Cathy Cawood Although Kofu Castle was a ruin, authentic replicas of one of the towers and one of the gates have been built by referring to...
15 Beauty of Shougenji Temple: Fukui Takako Sakamoto Shougenji is the head temple of 'Gugan Shinshu', founded in Fukui as a new sect of Jodo Shinshu in the Meiji Period. How beau...
Activities Mount Tsubakuro via Enzanso Tom Roseveare 2,763m peak in the Northern Alps, Nagano Prefecture
13 Kitano-Sho Castle Ruins in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Kitano-Sho Castle Ruins in Fukui: Built in 1575, Kitano-Sho Castle was soon burnt to ashes by the fierce attacks of Hideyoshi...
