7 Kusatsu Onsen Street Peter Sidell In the hot-spring resort of Kusatsu in Japan's Gunma Prefecture, Onsen Street is a charming narrow lane of traditional shops ...
Culture Hina Doll Display at Kanzo Yashiki Cathy Cawood Colorful exhibition of antique Hina dolls and fabric handcraft decorations in a lovely Edo Era farmhouse named Kanzo Yashiki...
8 Beautiful Mountain Stream Masayoshi Hirose Enjoy the beautiful mountain stream at Kikuchi Valley in Kumamoto and soothe your soul in Nature's dense greenery!
Food Burger Mania Mandy Bartok Burger Mania serves up fresh off the griddle American-style burgers in the center of Tokyo.
10 Field Mustard Paradise in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Heavenly field mustard in bloom in Sabae City. You can feel like Alice in Wonderland when you visit these endless patches of ...
Food Banzan Soba Laura Welch For a healthier (and gluten-free!) alternative to ramen, Banzan offers soba noodles alongside soba tea, soba ice-cream, soba ...
13 Carp Streamers and Yellow Daffodils Takako Sakamoto Elegant yellow daffodils adding beauty to the idyllic scenery of colorful carp streamers swimming above a river lined with pr...
Activities Sakura and Spring Skiing Bryan Baier Spring in Japan is cherry blossom or sakura season. The glorious pink and white flowers bloom up and down the length of the c...
6 Culture Peony Garden at Ueno Toshogu Mandy Bartok The peony garden at Ueno Toshogu Shrine opens for only a month in early spring and welcomes visitors to enjoy the various peo...
Accommodation Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Mandy Bartok Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo provides top-class luxury in a traditional garden setting in northwestern Tokyo.
