15 Culture Green Valley in Tofuku-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Green Valley inside Tofuku-ji Temple: Walking up covered a wooden bridge and gentle stone steps, you will feel as if you are ...
14 On the way to Hiyoshi Shrine Cathy Cawood The approach to Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine passes mossy stone walls and three ancient stone bridges across the Omiya River.
8 Food Tochigi’s Kurobane Sweetfish Tomoko Kamishima TOCHIGI: Kurobane, in the northeast of Tochigi, has been famous for sweetfish for 300+ years. Old-time riverside restaurants ...
Activities Tonogayato Garden in Kokubunji Valerie Kor The Tonogayato Garden in Kokubunji, Tokyo, was constructed in 1915 by a landscape gardener called “Sengoku,” and originally d...
Shopping Nekomoto Bicycle Shop JJ Walsh Nekomoto's TREK bicycle shop not far from the main Hiroshima JR and Shinkansen station- a great stop for Trek mountain bikes ...
23 Nasushiobara: Where Royalty Relax Louise Archer Nasushiobara: Rural and relaxing but lots to do at the same time
14 Activities Komazawa Olympic Park in Four Seasons Hisae Yamada Komazawa Olympic Park was used as a second venue of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964.
11 Culture Kamakura Hokai-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Hokai-ji Temple was built at the place where Hojo’s residence used to be. The temple grounds are almost always in the bloom o...
12 Kocho Gate & Guano Rock Takako Sakamoto Kocho Gate and Guano Rock are two curious rocks found on the jagged shore of Echizen Beach, which is part of Echizen-Kaga Kai...
15 Country House at Fukui's Kakyo Park Takako Sakamoto Furusato-no Ie in Kakyo Park of Echizen city is a community space as well as a cafe. Chill out with your friends in an idylli...
