9 Beauty & Spa Hanahotaru Onsen and Golf Resort Bonson Lam The Hanahotaru Hot Springs and Golf resort is named after the hotaru, the flower firefly which light up the night skies.
Activities Oga Farm Dieu Huong Do Oga farm has thousands of flower and herb types, as well as several events depending on its harvest seasons.
Culture Kamakura’s Egara-tenjin Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Because Michizane was a plum lover, Egara-tenjin is adorned with plum blossom: the wooden gate, paper lanterns, a purificati...
Food Gassan at Nikko Kaido Stacy Kurokawa I recommend Gassan, a tofu restaurant in Utsunomiya, to vegetarians and those who would like to go out for a special Japanese...
Culture Yachiyo Azalea Festival Tom Hanaway The azalea plants take center stage at the eighth annual Yachiyo Azalea Festival in Chiba.
10 Activities Takamatsu no Ike Pond Chris Barnes Takamatsu no Ike Pond is one of the best places to escape the hustle and bustle of Morioka City. Located on the outskirts of ...
Culture Kifune Shrine in Northern Kyoto Bryan Baier A small but gorgeous and less-traveled shrine in the mountains north of downtown Kyoto.
Culture Koganei Park Koganei Park is the second largest park in the Tokyo metropolitan area, known as a cherry blossom hotspot.
7 Culture Visiting Odawara Castle Shehzad Lokhandwalla Built in the 1400s by Hojo Soun, Odawara Castle was taken down in the 1800s, then reconstructed in 1960 and remains today.
10 Activities The Jagged Beauty of Genbikei Gorge Chris Barnes Genbikei Gorge is located just outside of Ichinoseki City in Iwate Prefecture. The gorge is shaped by the rapid flowing water...
