13 Activities Spring at Biwako Canal in Kyoto Cathy Cawood Spring photos of cherry blossom and canola blossom blooming together at Biwako Canal in Yamashina, Kyoto.
13 Culture Fall at Entsuin Garden Andrew Kehoe Entsuin Garden is a large beautiful zen garden and crafts museum adjacent to Zuigan-ji in Matsushima.
Food Sendai Lunch Passport Justin Velgus The Sendai Lunch Passport is a book sold at Sendai book stores for about 1000 yen. With it you can buy a reduced price (but n...
11 Culture Snowfall in Ginza Manish Prabhune Snowfall in Tokyo is rare and it usually does not happen more than once a year. This photo story captures the relatively dese...
8 Culture Mukojima Hyakka-en Garden Manish Prabhune Plum blossoms in late February and early March precede the more mainstream and famous cherry blossom season. Personally I pre...
Culture Philatelic Museum, Mejiro, Tokyo Mary Kawai Postage stamp fans can view exhibits and enlarge their collections here.
Beauty & Spa Welcome to the Yarimi no Yu Bryan Baier With a pool of clear blue hot spring water situated on the banks of a river deep in the Northern Japanese Alps, the location ...
Area Otsu Cathy Cawood Ōtsu is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Ōtsu is known as the main port of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. ...
15 Culture Shimogamo Shrine Cathy Cawood Photos of World Heritage Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, one of Kyoto's two Kamo Shrines. Shimogamo pre-dates Kyoto becoming the I...
Transportation Yoshinogari-koen Station Senén Germade Quite often while traveling, you accidentally discover amazing places. Yoshinogari-koen Station, with access to the amazing Y...