Beauty & Spa Yama-no-yu, Yuzawa Rufus Starbuck Yama-no-yu is a public onsen run by Yuzawa town in Niigata. It is located near the spring source that feeds it so is popular ...
8 Sunset at Hinomisaki Lighthouse Michelle Montano The sunset from the Hinomisaki Lighthouse in Shimane is the perfect end to a day in Izumo.
Area Onomichi Michelle Montano Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture is an unusual and beautiful town facing the Seto Inland Sea. Both the more common sights in ...
Nightlife The Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival 2027 Robert Grey The Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival, an outrageous combination of flames, kindling and tons of sake is held every year on January ...
Culture Yokohama Triennale 2014 Marcella Dita Armilla Yokohama is one of the best places to escape from crowded Tokyo! Why don't you go and visit Yokohama Triennale 2014, the art ...
Nagoya Domannaka Matsuri Tomoko Kamishima The summer dance festival in Nagoya, “Domatsuri”, short for “Doman-naka Matusi”, is Japan’s biggest dance festival, made the ...
10 Lush Verdure of Ohara Sanzen-in Masayoshi Hirose Let's look back at yourself in a sanctuary of lush green, and learn the sublime teaching of Saicho in fresh air!
12 Saruzawa Pond in Nara Cathy Cawood Located in Nara near Kofukuji temple, an attractive pond is teeming with turtles.
10 Nishihonganji Yamashina-Betsuin Cathy Cawood Yamashina temple with cherry, maple and gingko trees is very pretty in autumn.