14 Enjoying the Kamogawa in Kyoto Cathy Cawood The Kamogawa is a clean, beautiful river that flows through Kyoto, providing recreation areas for leisure activities and even...
Culture Sompo Japan Museum of Art Peter Sidell In Shinjuku in central Tokyo, the Sompo Museum of Art holds a wide range of exhibitions, and also has a fine view of the city
Activities Hida Takayama Teddy Bear EcoVillage Karen Zheng Hida Takayama Teddy Bear Eco Village is the world’s first environment-themed teddy bear museum that delivers meaningful envir...
10 Shukuba-no-yu Onsen by Tashiro Rufus Starbuck Shukuba-no-yu is an onsen run by Yuzawa town on Route 17 opposite the Tashiro Ropeway. Also in the same building there is an ...
12 Soba making at Ueda no Sato Rufus Starbuck Make your own soba at Ueda no Sato Restaurant in Shiozawa.
15 Kanzo Yashiki House Cathy Cawood History park opposite Enzan JR Station with a large Edo Era house and eleven smaller buildings.
Culture Dendengu Shrine & Horinji Temple Karen Zheng On the precincts of the historic Horinji Temple, one can find the Shinto shrine known as “Dendengu”, which is devoted to Den ...
11 Unagiya Hirokawa Karen Zheng Established in 1967, Unagiya Hirokawa is a traditional unagi restaurant located in Arashiyama, Kyoto. With daily fresh catch,...
18 Iwate Kōen, Morioka Imogen Riethmuller A photographic look at Iwate Kōen, the site of the former Morioka Castle. The park is filled with vivid colours in the summer.
Culture Gokuraku Temple and Beach Walk Steve Morton Whilst the main temples of Kamakura are known to virtually everyone, many other less well known places are waiting to be disc...
