18 Yamagata's Rose Haven Radica Sooknarine As the weather has gotten warmer, the peak of the rose season has reached Yamagata. Continuing for the next couple of weeks, ...
Activities Naegi Castle Ruins Justin Dart Naegi castle, the High Forest Castle, sat on top of a huge boulder over looking the Kiso Rive for 339 years. Only the foundat...
Food Somaro in Sakata City Alena Eckelmann If you ever want to be entertained by some maiko (apprentice geisha) while eating lunch, make your way to Somaro in Sakata City.
Activities Otome Keikoku Justin Dart Otome Keikoku in Kashimo, Nakatsugawa, is a hiking area and camp ground surrounded by the wild nature of Gifu Prefecture. The...
Food Seaside Ristorante Michael Flemming Seaside Ristorante: Seafood, Pizza, Pasta and Steak at Kadena Marina, Okinawa
6 Activities Kuniga Coastline Rory Jackson This majestic coastline is a series of cliffs, caves and stone pillars all making up the view for one of Japan's top 100 walk...
7 Activities Shimamui Coast at Cape Shakotan Dan Traylor Look out on the Sea of Japan from above Cape Shakotan, then hike down the trail for some time on the rocky Shimamui coast.
Activities Koenji Street Performer Festival 2027 Todd Wojnowski The annual Koenji Street Performer Festival is held in Koenji, Tokyo. Talented buskers come to perform magic, comedy, acroba...
9 Activities Kamakura’s Yui-ga-hama Shore Tomoko Kamishima Yui-ga-hama is a horseshoe shaped beach that has relatively small tides. So it’s good for beginner surfers. But during summer...
Culture Kamakura’s Komyo-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Komyo-ji is quite near Zaimoku-za Beach. The sunset from here is incredibly beautiful, when you can see Mt. Fuji and Enoshima...
