14 Culture Shimin no Mori & Flower Park Anonymous The people’s forest and flower park in Imabari is something of a throwback to the 1980s. Nevertheless, people continue to vis...
7 Activities Uken Beach Michael Flemming Historically referred to as Trash Beach, Uken Beach is now a beautiful and clean destination popular for swimming, sunbathing...
6 Activities Yakena Straits Observatory Michael Flemming Travelers dashing across the bridges to five scenic islands off of Katsuren Peninsula are bypassing an obscure scenic overloo...
10 Culture The White Houses of Matsumoto Bonson Lam Just moments away from a canal in the town of Matsumoto, there is a row of merchant houses, the beautiful stonemasonry settin...
7 Tower of Paradise JJ Walsh Ujina's rejuvinated waterfront area's silver "Tower of Paradise" landmark is a shiny symbol of hope for prosperity.
Activities Experience A Buddhist Mountain Retreat JJ Walsh The only temple of its kind in Hiroshima to survive the bomb, the temple grounds are an interesting mix of color, statues an...
Culture Rikugien (Riku Garden) Stroll Joe Peters A nice garden for a gentle stroll around the pond in the Waka Poetry garden, Rikugien in Tokyo
8 Kamakura Asaba-ya Unagi Restaurant Tomoko Kamishima Asaba-ya is a Japanese restaurant along the street to Hase Kannon. They specialize in unagi (grilled eel), but also serve som...
11 Activities Aburatsubo Seaside Walking Tomoko Kamishima Aburatsubo’s Araihama Beach is a nice sunset view spot on the west coast of the Miura Peninsula. You can enjoy boating, swimm...
Culture Kowakamai Dance in Miyama 2027 Mandy Bartok Kowakamai, a 700 year old dance style, is still performed every year on Janaury 20th in southern Fukuoka prefecture.
