Activities Tsurumine Park's Gorgeous Azaleas Reiko Senna The man who ordered the azalea showed three fingers to mean 300 bushes, but the gardener took it to mean three freight cars o...
Culture Tokyo's Nezu Shrine Nicole Bauer Historical shrine in Tokyo in an extraordinary beautiful setting as it is built alongside a hill, covered with about 3,000 az...
Culture Nezu Shrine, Bunkyo-ku Michael Kaplan If Tokyo has been on your travel itinerary for some time or you are planning to visit the city in the near future, then be su...
Activities Shiroyama Park, Kanuma area Tochigi Stacy Kurokawa Play, fun, ride a roller slide, enjoy blossoms in the springtime in a countryside, mountainside park.
Beauty & Spa Mount Esan and Todohokke Matt Stormont The area is dominated by Mount Esan, a still active Stratovolcano that rises straight out of the sea. Its Azaleas in early su...
6 Culture Raikyu-ji Temple Mandy Bartok Catch a renowned garden architect's lesser-known work at the Raikyu-ji temple in Bitchu Takahashi
7 Chiran Samurai Houses and Gardens Mandy Bartok Chiran's samurai quarter offers visitors the chance to visit seven well-preserved Edo-era homes with dry landscape gardens.
Activities Gozaisho Ropeway Vs Gozaisho Hiking Trail Chris Glenn Natural scenic spot and hiking trail
7 Mountain Gardens of Daikozen Temple Mandy Bartok Daikozen-ji, a 1300-year-old temple in Saga, is a favorite of Buddhist pilgrims. The mountainside garden draws even greater c...
11 Culture Kamakura’s Jokomyo-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Jokomyo-ji Temple is located in a quiet valley almost at the middle of JR Kita-Kamakura and Kamakura Station.
