Activities Biwa Waterfall Trail, Mount Takao Catherine Hagar Biwa Waterfall Trail is a great hike on Mount Takao that follows a stream to the top of the mountain. The water keeps you coo...
Culture Boso Village Open Air Museum Suwannee Payne Walking through the entrance of Boso no Mura Open Air Museum, past the office and ticket booth, just around the corner, the v...
16 Meigetsuin Temple in Kita-Kamakura Jessica A Paje Meigetsu-in means “Bright Moon” or is also referred to as “Harvest Moon.” Founded in 1160, Meigetsu-in is a subsidiary of the...
Activities Flower Park Kagoshima Mandy Bartok Flowers bloom all seasons on the tip of the Satsuma Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Culture A Tiny Shrine Under a Big Tree Robert Grey Go to Iiyama's remote Karayama neighborhood and there is a surprise for you. Off the side of the main road going through this...
Culture Takumi no Sato traditional village Brian Sherlock Takumi no Sato is a traditional village formerly known as Niiharu. It is an area where you can try your hand at paper making,...
Culture Meigetsuin Temple Fugenzan Meigetsu-in is a Rinzai Zen temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. Famous for its hydrang...
Activities Handayama Botanical Garden Kenji Chida Handayama Botanical Garden is a city run park near Okayama University that is blessed with beautiful views and a diversity of...
Culture Hokoku-ji Temple, Kamakura Clifford Bernstein Hokokuji Temple in Kamakura, famous as the resting place of the Ashikaga Shogun and its elegant bamboo forest.
Culture Gokuraku Temple and Beach Walk Steve Morton Whilst the main temples of Kamakura are known to virtually everyone, many other less well known places are waiting to be disc...
