Planning Michinoku Coastal Trail Tops List of World's Best Hikes Kim Bergström The Michinoku Coastal Trail has been ranked first on the "10 Great Walking Trails of the World" list by Fodor's Travel, placi...
16 Activities Tsunoshima Ohama Campground Tristan Scholze Beach campground on Tsuno Island in Yamaguchi with spectacular views, a "church," and wildflowers.
6 Activities Fall Foliage in Gokanosho Mandy Bartok Gokanosho may well be one of Kyushu's best-kept secrets. This mountainous area - once a hideaway for the hunted Heike clan af...
Amazing Outside Corridors -1 Tomoko Kamishima Eikan-do 永観堂, officially called Zenrin-ji Temple 禅林寺 has a collection of amazing outside corridors connecting several t...
Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Garden Tomoko Kamishima Sezon Museum of Modern Art sits in a forest, and actually it was designed as “Museum in deep green.”
Culture Ikebana at Ami Kyoto Mandy Bartok A single bloom. A knobby twig, A stalk of leaves, perfectly arranged in a ceramic bowl. If you've traveled around Japan for a...
Activities Koriyama Castle Cherry Blossoms Erin Fitzgerald For the cherry blossom season, the site of Koriyama Castle explodes into gentle pink beauty for Oshiro Matsuri, or the Castle...
10 Activities Kadena Marina Complex Michael Flemming The Kadena Marina Complex located on the North China Sea is a hidden recreational gem in plain sight right off of Route 58 i...
16 Konpira Shrine at Kakyo Park Takako Sakamoto The view from the grounds of small Konpira Shrine in autumn will surely take your breath away! Located on the hilltop inside ...
Activities Yoshioka Town Ogura Grape Orchards Rufus Starbuck Should you find yourself in the Shibukawa area of Gunma from late August to late October it is grape season and there are lar...