Activities Fuji Rock Festival 2016 Lineup Jerome Lee Fuji Rock Festival 2016 returns for its 20th anniversary, and is held at the Naeba Ski Resort in the town of Yuzawa, Niigata ...
Sangetsu-Ro & Izumo Taisha in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Enjoy the traditional view of Sangetsu-Ro and Izumo Taisha Shrine decorated by gorgeous maple leaves inside Kakyo Park in Ec...
Spring on Sakura Street in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Pretty pale pink cherry blossoms decorating the sidewalk of Sakura Street in Fukui City.
Shaw Memorial Chapel Tomoko Kamishima In 1885, an Anglican missionary passed through Karizawa and found it to be a wonderful summer retreat area.
Culture Shizuoka Tea Museum Kim Bergström Shizuoka Prefecture produces the largest quantity of Japan's tea, and you can learn all about the beverage at the Tea Museum....
Food Huckleberry Bakery Kim Bergström Huckleberry Bakery in Urasa offers up a range of tasty baked goods in a mom-and-pop style store setting.
Food Shiroyama Honten Kim Bergström If you like your meal served with a view, Niigata's Shiroyama Honten is the place to go. The restaurant faces out to the beau...
Food Kado restaurant in Muikamachi [Closed] Rufus Starbuck Kado in Muikamachi serves great set meals and a curry far hotter than the Japanese standard that even comes with a warning on...
Culture Hamamatsu Cup Festa Samba 2021 Nicola Skoulding A samba contest with both local and professional samba teams taking part.
Culture Wada Gassho House Justin Dart 300 years old and one the largest gassho houses in Shirakawa-go, Wada House was one of the most important buildings in the vi...
Flowers on Rocky Cliffs of Tojinbo Takako Sakamoto Tojinbo Cliffs in Fukui: Under a harsh environment with jagged, rocky cliffs of Tojinbo, there are lives that thrive in stron...
Honganji East Annex in Yoshizaki Takako Sakamoto Honganji Temple East Annex in Yoshizaki, Fukui, is located at the foot of the mountain where the famous priest Rennyo rebuilt...
Echizen Lotus Photo Collection - 1 Takako Sakamoto Hanahasu Koen (Lotus Park) in Southern Echizen, Fukui, is a 'Photographer's Heaven'. You can walk through vast fields and tak...
Echizen Lotus Photo Collection - 2 Takako Sakamoto Hanahasu Koen (Lotus Park) in Southern Echizen, Fukui, is HUGE! See its vast lotus field - one of the best places for lotus p...