Activities Mt. Tenran - Hanno, Saitama Todd Wojnowski Mt. Tenran is a very easy dayhike in Hanno, Saitama. The climb is appropriate for children of any age, and is especially beau...
15 Mount Takao’s Religious Statues Steve Morton For anyone who likes being watched, Mount Takao is the place to go where hundreds of pairs of eyes will be watching you! Whil...
16 Mount Takao’s Yakuo-in Temple Steve Morton Close to the summit of Tokyo`s ever popular Mount Takao is the impressive Yakuo-in Temple. Boasting some of Kanto`s most impo...
Culture Zazen in Tochigi's Ohtawara Camille Dufour-Blain If you want to experience the history and traditions of Japanese's culture first hand and enjoy a great scenery at the same t...
16 Fukui's Shougenji Temple in Snow Takako Sakamoto Fukui's Shougenji Temple is a small but beautiful temple with a pretty Japanese garden. Unexpected sunshine on January third ...
Food Kebab Cafe in Shibuya Novriana Dewi Turns out that tracking down halal foods in Tokyo is not that difficult. You can come to this Kebab Cafe in Shibuya. I also r...
7 Sengan-en Mandy Bartok Sengan-en is the traditional stroll garden of the Shimazu Family and relies heavily on borrowed scenery, including the stunni...
Culture Shimabara Castle Mandy Bartok Learn about the Shimabara peninsula's revolutionary ties to Christianity at the museum in the main keep of Shimabara Castle.
Culture Prefectural Calligraphy Exhibition Cathy Cawood Huge annual exhibition of calligraphy from all over Shiga Prefecture, held in Otsu Museum of History in February.