Culture Akashi Park and Akashi Castle Mari Karahashi Next to the modern port city, Kobe, you can find a century-old park called Akashi Park. It is a perfect spot for hanami (cher...
12 Culture Akasaka Toyokawa Inari Temple Tomoko Kamishima Akasaka Toyokawa Inari Temple: Early flowering cherry blossoms and attendant foxes
10 Culture Explore Sendai Yagiyama Zoological Park Justin Velgus Yagiyama Zoological Park is a zoo in Sendai. The zoo is located on top of Yagiyama in Sendai, about a 30 minute bus ride from...
16 Culture A Night in a Box Seat at Kabuki-za Takako Sakamoto Kabuki-za theater in Ginza is the magnificent edifice of Kabuki in Japan. You can watch Kabuki play while drinking & eating i...
Accommodation Ebino Kogen Campground Tristan Scholze Beautiful forested campground in Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park with excellent accommodations. Explore the volcanic wonders...
14 Culture Kyoto Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine: Spring breeze brings the delicate sweet fragrance of plum blossoms
Activities Finding Shirakami Sanchi Bonson Lam The steep mountains and remote forests have sheltered this paradise from mankind, and like nature's amphitheater, you can see...
13 Culture Bonsai at Kyoto Botanical Gardens Cathy Cawood There is a large collection of bonsai on display in Kyoto Botanical Gardens including pines, wisteria and several different m...
12 Culture Kyoto Ryoan-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Since Queen Elizabeth II visited this rock garden and highly praised it in 1975, huge numbers of people have flocked to Ryoan...
12 Activities Hiking Mt. Kana Tristan Scholze Photo guide of hiking Mt. Kana on the border of Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in Japan.
