Activities Mountain Hiking Trails in Yamanashi Cathy Cawood Beautiful hiking trails high in the mountains of Northern Yamanashi on Ōdarumi Pass, 2,365m above sea level.
Culture Visiting Kanazawa Rey Waters Kanazawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture and is the center of arts, artisans, and historic culture, and is just tw...
Culture Museum of Musical Instruments Elena Lisina The Museum of Musical instruments located in Hamamatsu contains a rich collection of musical instruments from various countri...
Culture Hydrangeas at Saruhashi Cathy Cawood Saruhashi is a 1300 year old fairy-tale bridge, also known as the Monkey Bridge, in Otsuki City, Yamanashi. There is a pretty...
15 Activities Exploring Kawaguchiko Mohd Shazni Zainal Cycling around the lake and visiting the park in Kawaguchiko Town.
Culture Iwamura: The Misty Castle Town Bridget Ye Iwamura, the ancient castle town located in the countryside of Ena District, is one of the finest representations of Japan’s ...
Activities Expand Your Horizons in Ena Bridget Ye Expand your horizons in Ena. Exit the cityscape and dwell in the peaceful countryside for a change.
Activities Gon-chan: Melancholy Stones of Naeba Reynald Ventura The idea of big stones painted with mournful eyes and a gaze that petrifies -- to welcome and usher visitors to a rock festiv...
7 Activities Beneath the Great Volcano Reynald Ventura Fujisan has been quietly keeping some kind of jewels --- there are tons of blocks of ice resting underneath the sleeping volc...
Activities The Lake Reynald Ventura A few minutes after descending from the Fifth Station of Mt. Fuji Subaru Line, my friend and I came upon a fantastic view of ...