15 Activities Sakura on Mt. Minobu, Yamanashi JaeHyun Choi A scenic walk to a temple underneath blooming cherry blossoms on Mt Minobu, Yamanashi prefecture
12 Culture Jounji temple, Numazu Peter Sidell In Numazu on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Jounji is a Buddhist temple with a lavish green garden setting...
11 Activities Night-time Ohanami: Asuwa Riverbank Takako Sakamoto After a long hibernation in snow, people in Fukui finally wake up and venture out of their comfortable nests to do just one t...
12 Activities Daytime Ohanami on Asuwa Riverbank Takako Sakamoto After a long hibernation, people in Fukui finally wake up and venture out their comfortable nests to do just one thing: Enjoy...
13 Activities Fukui: Kojiro Falls Takako Sakamoto Kojiro Falls in Fukui: the place where Sasaki Kojiro, the famous Japanese swordsman, gave birth to his lethal technique, 'Swa...
10 Food Fukui Kidoriya Takako Sakamoto Miyazaki Chicken Restaurant/Bar, 'Kidoriya' in Katamachi, Fukui. Sent directly from Miyazaki, the chicken called 'Jitokko' is...
Activities Rakujyuen Park, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Rakujyuen is a large, pleasant family park, with shady woods, an old Japanese resi...
9 Activities Muikamachi Hakkaisan Ski Resort Rufus Starbuck Muikamachi Hakkaisan may not be a very well known resort but is long, steep and gets lots of snow. A long ropeway to the top ...
Activities Hakuba Goryu Rebecca Bourke One of Japan's best ski resorts only a short journey away from KAI Alps
