9 Activities Mt. Miyanoura in Yakushima Victoria Vlisides Mt. Miyanoura is a great -- but grueling hike -- in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Yakushima.
Activities The 2020 Olympic Games: Miyagi Stadium Elena Lisina Miyagi Stadium located in Rifu will host football matches during the 2020 Olympic Games. Visiting the area will be a great op...
Gunkanjima Awarded UNESCO Status Peter Sidell The Japanese island of Hashima, also known as Gunkanjima or "Battleship Island", has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritag...
Activities Lake Ikeda Amanda Ho Lake Ikeda is a caldera lake formed from volcanic activity 6400 years ago. Legend has it that a monster named Isshii inhibits...
Transportation Super Inaba from Okayama to Tottori Cordelia Ding For those of you who are visiting or staying in Okayama during your Japan travels, or are planning to visit the Art Islands (...
11 Culture Shikoku-Mura in Autumn Yoshifumi Hara In Shikoku Mura, a park of relocated historical buildings near Takamatsu in Japan's Kagawa prefecture, bright autumn leaves c...
Shopping The Many Faces of Yokohama Station Reynald Ventura Black and white images of Yokohama Station as seen from its four gates as it prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Culture Megane-bashi Bridge Sleiman Azizi In Nagasaki on Kyushu island in western Japan, Megane-bashi is one of the country's oldest bridges. It's famous for its doubl...
Activities Mito and Oarai Rey Waters Mito and Oarai offer a wide variety of attractions and excellent local cuisine.
Culture 5 Floating Torii Destinations in Japan Kim Bergström Japan is home to a myriad of shrines in all corners of the country, and they're marked by torii gates at their entrance. At s...
