7 Blossoming Flowers of Daruma Temple Masayoshi Hirose At the Lucky Daruma Temple, it is possible to enjoy flowers year round.
Kaiyukan Aquarium Vertigo Connie Ng The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan by Osaka Bay is a local favorite. With a central tank that extends vertically connecting the uppe...
15 Mo-an Gardens Cathy Cawood A cafe and restaurant housed in a lovely wooden Taisho Era building, originally constructed as a tea house, and reached by wa...
10 Autumn at Maruyama Park Cathy Cawood Red maple leaves around the pond in Maruyama Park make it an attractive place to enjoy autumn color in Kyoto.
13 Cafe Independants, Kyoto Charlotte Griffiths Rustic-chic Cafe Independants in central Kyoto has charm, tasty food and a great location.
Food Words Cafe Osaka Saskia Gilmour Words Cafe is hip an upbeat cafe serving "Damn Good Coffee". Right next door to Osaka Tenmangu Shrine and JR Osakatenmangu St...
11 Culture Gio-ji: A Rustic Temple in Okusaga Masayoshi Hirose Deep in beautiful, moss-covered Sagano, Gio-ji Temple is an old, rustic place that eases your mind.
Culture Osaka Tenmangu Shrine Saskia Gilmour Osaka Tenmangu, or 'Tenjisan' as it's known by the locals, is the most famous of all the tenjin/tenmangu shrines throughout J...
13 From Amanohashidate to Ine Village Cathy Cawood Summer bicycle trip from Amanohashidate around the coast to the beautiful fishing village of Ine on Tango Peninsula.
Culture Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri 2026 Saskia Gilmour The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the largest, if not greatest, danjiri matsuri (float festival) in Japan. Celebrating 300 yea...
