Activities Gogoshima Island Anonymous Gogoshima is the big island off Matsuyama. It has a isolated beaches and a great variety of bird life. The sunset from the fe...
Accommodation Lodge Nutapukaushipe Nicole Bauer Wonderful wooden log cabin in Daisetsuzan National Park, with a warm and comforting atmosphere and full of amazing woodwork e...
10 Shukuba-no-yu Onsen by Tashiro Rufus Starbuck Shukuba-no-yu is an onsen run by Yuzawa town on Route 17 opposite the Tashiro Ropeway. Also in the same building there is an ...
Planning Japan 3rd on Repeat-Visit Destinations List Kim Bergström If you’ve ever visited Japan and felt like one trip wasn't enough, you're not alone. The country has ranked third among desti...
6 Shopping Chion-ji Hyakumanben Craft Markets Bonson Lam Find handmake keepsakes at Chion-ji temple markets on the 15th of each month in Kyoto
Culture Jurinji Temple in Oharano Yuko Kobayashi Jurinji Temple is a favorite of the Imperial Family, being a temple to pray for childbirth as well being a retreat for Heian ...
Culture Kita-Kamakura's Meigetsu-in Temple Miho Saika-Joyce Meigetsu-in Temple (明月院) in Kitakamakura, established in 1160, is a nice place to go, and only one hour from Tokyo
Area Tendo Christie Petrakopoulou If you are a permanent resident of a big city then you start appreciating little getaways in the countryside. Considering tha...
Activities Mother Bokujo Farm in Chiba Miho Kuroda Mother Bokujo (or Mother Farm) is a wide spread of farming pastureland not far from Tokyo in Chiba Prefecture.
Culture Mitaki Temple Paul Walsh This mountainside temple is one of Hiroshima hidden gems; a truly enchanted place in which to recharge one's batteries.
