12 Activities Kamakura’s Inamura-ga-saki Shore Tomoko Kamishima Inamura-ga-saki is a small cape between Yui-ga-hama and Shichiri-ga-hama beach. There is a tiny stretch of rock next to the c...
Transportation Sumida River Water Bus Route Tomoko Kamishima Taking a Water Bus and experiencing Tokyo from the river is a great way to grasp how water-centric this city really is.
10 Activities Yakushima Island Josef Diermair “While walking among these trees you have the feeling of the woods...and the entire quality of all the trees”.
Culture Exploring Yasukuni Shrine Lee Prescott Tokyo is home to hundreds of shrines, many are grand and certainly all are steeped in Japan’s religious and historical tradit...
Activities Fureai Bokujo Bob Jones A public farm where visitors can ride horses, see sheep sheared and even eat home-made sausages all with a view of Mt. Ena an...
12 Activities The Beauty of Cormorant Night Fishing Hessel Ukai or Coromorant fishing is a visually stunning 1300-year old tradition practiced on the Nagara river in Gifu city, Japan.
Activities The Beautiful Forest of Osafune Kenji Chida A forest camp with rental bungalows in Setouchi City.
Activities Takahagi's Hananuki Valley Elysse Hurtado If you prefer a little less touristic atmosphere to your outdoor adventures, then perhaps Takahagi’s Hananuki Valley would be...
Activities Autumn Colors at Fukuroda Falls Elysse Hurtado Ibaraki’s famous Fukuroda Falls, one of the 3 most beautiful falls in Japan, is located near the northern city of Daigo, roug...
11 Activities Rishiri Island in Spring Nicole Bauer Rishiri Island is part of Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park at the northern tip of Hokkaido and a paradise for nature lov...