15 Activities Kaizu Osaki Cathy Cawood Photos of four kilometers of cherry blossom at Kaizu Osaki on the Northern shore of Lake Biwa.
10 Food Fukui Kidoriya Takako Sakamoto Miyazaki Chicken Restaurant/Bar, 'Kidoriya' in Katamachi, Fukui. Sent directly from Miyazaki, the chicken called 'Jitokko' is...
7 Culture Yamaga Toro Roman Festival 2014 Mandy Bartok Arguably one of Kumamoto's more picturesque festivals, Yamaga's Toro Roman Matsuri involves a month long celebration marked b...
Culture Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church Bonson Lam Seitai Hoshikai in Japanese means the Institute of the Handmaids of the Holy Eucharist. It is a community of nuns living a li...
Activities Rakujyuen Park, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Rakujyuen is a large, pleasant family park, with shady woods, an old Japanese resi...
7 Culture Akita Jizouden Site Janessa Landry A historical site has been preserved in Akita. Located close to AEON mall in Goshono the huts from the Yayoi Period are reall...
Culture Ogawara Cherry Blossom Festival Andrew Kehoe Funaoka Castle Park is home to an awesome view of over 1000 cherry trees that line the Shiroishi river in the Ogawara area of...
14 Culture Chishaku-in Temple Cathy Cawood Photos of Japanese gardens at Chishakuin Temple in Kyoto, only 3 minutes walk from Sanjusangen-do.
13 Culture Arashiyama's Romantic Train Cathy Cawood Photos of Sagano Scenic Railway's Romantic Train which travels between Arashiyama and Kameoka along the Hogawa Gorge
10 Culture The Secret Garden of Koya San Bonson Lam Mount Koya or Koya san is one of the most revered mountain retreats in Japan. If you are here on a weekday, you can stroll th...