17 Culture Daikakuji Zenshu-In in Yaizu Peter Sidell In Yaizu in central Japan's Shizuoka city, Daikakuji Zenshu-in is an appealing Buddhist temple with an impressive statue of a...
Culture Kanazawa’s Gold Leaf Production Meg Sing Experience the history and production of Kanazawa gold and silver leaf. The very name of Ishikawa prefecture’s capital city ...
Activities Sakae Club Ski Area, Nagano Rufus Starbuck Sakae Club Ski Resort is a small resort in Sakae Village, Nagano. 3 lifts, steep runs and a great day out.
15 Culture Tokamachi Snow Festival 2016 Rufus Starbuck Tokamachi Snow Festival is one of the best winter festivals in the whole of the country with snow sculptures, live music and ...
7 Activities Sakura at Iyashi no Sato Nenba Mandy Bartok Weeping cherry blossoms bloom along the paths of Iyashi no Sato Nenba in mid to late April.
Activities Matsunoyama Onsen Royal Backcountry Rufus Starbuck A backcountry ski tour retracing a route taken by an Imperial party in the 50s leaving from Matsunoyama Onsen Ski Area, throu...
Culture Bishamondo Naked Man Festival, Urasa 2027 Rufus Starbuck The Naked Man Festival at Urasa's Bishamondo is one of the top bizarre festivals in Japan and a wonderful night out each year...
12 Culture Teizen-in Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Shizuoka in central Japan, Teizen-in is a large, restful Buddhist temple, home to beautiful wooden carvings...
Shopping Osu Kannon Shopping District Todd Wojnowski Connected to the temple of the same name, the Osu Kannon Shopping District is a fun and stylish commercial center in Nagoya
8 Transportation The Izu Hakone Railway Sunzu Line Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu Enjoy the train ride from Mishima to Shuzenji on the Izu Hakone Railway Sunzu Line in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, giving bre...
