8 Dream Lens Masayoshi Hirose A wonderful future can be seen through the stone monument, 'Dream Lens' at Hyogo Prefectural Maiko Park in Kobe.
9 Activities Muikamachi Hakkaisan Ski Resort Rufus Starbuck Muikamachi Hakkaisan may not be a very well known resort but is long, steep and gets lots of snow. A long ropeway to the top ...
8 Culture Shiribetsu River Park Chris Barnes The Shiribetsu River park is an ideal place to relax and exercise in Kutchan.
Culture Nikko Yabusame Archery Competition 2026 Dale A. Brown Yabusame Archery Competition at the Nikko Shunki Reitaisai Grand Spring Festival.
Culture Shinonome Shrine Anonymous Shinonome Shrine stands at the foot of the castle hill in Matsuyama. Noh theatre performances are held here in April amid the...
15 Kannon Shrine in a Seaside Cave Takako Sakamoto Inside Tamagawa Cave Kannon Shrine on Echizen Beach are 33 Kannon statues collected from 33 Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage temples...
Food Wagura Ichijoan Café Anonymous Wagura Ichijoan Café in Kuma Highland was originally a thatched farmhouse built in the Edo Era. Today coffee and lunch are se...
12 Serene Moments at Rurikoin, Kyoto Masayoshi Hirose Rurikoin Temple in Kyoto stands silently in a picturesque suburbs. Classic architecture and three gardens which borrow scener...
Activities Shirakami-sha Shrine Paul Walsh A shrine has stood at Shirakami for well over 400 years ago, but its roots date back further; to a time when the sea reached ...
Activities Climbing Mount Ontake - 1 Steve Morton A hike through snow covered peaks on Mount Ontake, a very holy mountain. Part 1
