9 Activities Explore Beautiful Hakone by Trail Carrie Jacobs The nature walk from Hakone Botanical Garden to Togendai is a lovely, easy, nature walk. Highlights include Sengokuhara pampa...
12 Culture Chiba Urban Monorail in Photos Jessica A Paje One of the coolest monorail systems in Japan: The Chiba Urban Monorail (千葉都市モノレール). A Guinness record holder for "Th...
12 Culture Kyoto Shinnyo-do Temple Tomoko Kamishima Located on a hilltop along the Shirakawa River, this temple has been a Buddhist training school for 1000 years. Besides the s...
6 Culture Kansen-en Park Anonymous Kansen-en Park is a beautiful park of green, located near Waseda University. The park is open to anyone between 7:00 a.m. and...
12 Culture Design Festa Gallery in Harajuku Perri Silverstein Design Festa Gallery is a unique art exhibition space for creative types to display and sell their works. The gallery is free...
6 Activities The Okinawa Zoo's Petting Zoo Michael Flemming The Okinawa Zoo and Museum's Petting Zoo has a handful of animals that visitors are encouraged to touch
17 Yokohama 'Sea Bass' Steve Morton With miles of picturesque Bay, the Yokohama 'Sea Bass' is a great way to see the Port City.
11 Dragon Palace Gate of Koshoji Masayoshi Hirose The 'Koto Slope', a pathway to Koshoji Temple in Uji City, Kyoto, is famous for the beautiful autumn leaves on either side of...
10 Nara Park in Autumn Irma Syahriar Playing with hundreds of deer and watching the beautiful koyo in autumn are some of the attractions that you can enjoy for fr...
Activities Japan's Yakult-Themed Destinations Kim Bergström Over the decades, Yakult has grown into a global brand, but its cultural roots remain firmly planted in Japan. That connectio...
