11 Seigan-ji in Kofu Cathy Cawood Attractive Buddhist temple near Kai-Zenkoji in Kofu, Yamanashi has a small pond and dry garden, a bell tower and a dragon wat...
Kanteibyo Mausoleum, Yokohama Tomoko Kamishima Yokohama's Kanteibyo Mausoleum encourages you to offer up your prayers in a proper Chinese way
Culture Open-Air Museum of Farmhouses Michelle Montano See ancient farmhouses from across Japan at Hattori Ryokuchi Park's open-air farmhouse museum in Osaka.
6 Tokyo Station Stefanus Husin Tokyo Station is a train station in Marunouchi located just next to the Imperial Palace and Ginza.
Yurakucho After Dark Connie Ng Head to Yurakucho train tracks after dark and let the lush aroma of Tokyo's best izakya guide you to back alleys of lit lante...
Culture Echizen Asakura Mantoya Lightup 2026 Takako Sakamoto Echizen Asakura Mantoya in Fukui is an annual summer illumination event held at the ancient historical site, Ichijodani Asaku...
12 Shiretoko & Lakes in East Hokkaido Masayoshi Hirose Shiretoko & Lakes in East Hokkaido: On this trip to Hokkaido, I could see things from a different perspective and it was so r...
Shopping Necodan Cat-themed Gift Store Saskia Gilmour Necodan is gift store specialising in only cat-themed items moments from Kita Senju Station just north of Tokyo. It is a joy ...
11 Vermilion Genkoan Temple, Kyoto Masayoshi Hirose Genkoan Temple, Kyoto: Famous for its 'Window of Spiritual Awakening' and 'Window of Troubled Minds'. A Once-in-a-lifetime ch...
15 Autumn at Kinpusen-ji Cathy Cawood Although Yoshino in Nara is famous for cherry blossom, the autumn colors around Zao Hall at World Heritage site Kinpusen-ji w...
