8 Culture Autumn at Kamakura's Engaku-ji Mandy Bartok The precincts of Kamakura's Engaku-ji are brilliantly colored by fall foliage in late November to early December
Activities Winter Fantasy in Mannou Park 2026-2027 Naoko Takeuchi Winter fantasy in Sanuki Mannou Park is one of the largest scale illuminations in the Shikoku area
11 Activities Tokyo's Lake Okutama Steve Morton Experience the natural wonders of Tokyo`s largest and most important lake
Accommodation Ryokan-Hotel Mount View Hakone Sandra Isaka The ryokan-hotel 'Mount View Hakone' is a great foreigner-friendly accommodation choice in Sengokuhara, close to popular sigh...
Food Farm to Table Terra Restaurant Mick Nippard Most places start with the proteins and build the menu from there, but not here. The vegetables are the stars.
Culture Mishima Clematis Garden Peter Sidell Near Mishima on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Clematis Garden is an attractive cluster of art museums...
Culture Mat-Cha-Doh Tea Experience Mandy Bartok Mat-Cha-Doh offers traditional tea ceremony experiences and a five-course cha-kaiseki meal, as well as tea and sweets tasting.
12 Food Uzuraya Soba Restaurant Vicky Amin Warm yourself with a noodle dish, and sincere friendliness of the restaurant in Uzuray
Nightlife Sugawara Sake Shop in Sendai Justin Velgus Sugawara Sake Shop has been serving up drinks since 1865! Located across from the Disney Store on Hirose-dori, Sendai City, M...
13 Shikoku's Kaiyodo Kappa Museum Sandra Isaka Shikoku's fantastic Kaiyodo Kappa Museum, dedicated to one of Japan's best-known mythological creatures, is 'must see' for an...
