9 Culture Plum Blossom Festival in Mito Nicole Bauer Kairakuen is a large park in Mito, Ibaraki and it's famous for its over 3,000 plum trees of different kinds and colours.
12 Culture Exploring the Kurodani Cemetery - 2 Larry Knipfing Exploring the Kurodani Cemetery - 2: Beautiful images from a surprising, hilly Kyoto landmark
9 Activities Utsukushi Mori Camp Site Judith Mikami Sleeping under the stars and getting fresh area can be enjoyed at Utsukushi Mori (beautiful forest) in Setouchi City, Okayama...
9 Gotoku-ji: Temple for Cat Lovers Chelsea Bailey Gotoku-ji is a temple and the origin of the Maneki Neko, or "beckoning cat", which brings prosperity and wealth to its owner.
Shopping Mori no Ichiba Market in Sendai Yuri Sasano Mori no Ichiba is a market located about 20 minutes by bus from Sendai Station. It is full of Sendai flavors, with everything...
Culture Yuiichi Festival 2024 Tom Roseveare Bringing together the local people and crafts to celebrate Yūki's history and culture.
12 Culture Yokohama's Aka-renga Park Tomoko Kamishima Aka-renga Park surrounds the Red Brick Warehouses that were built between 1911 and 1913. Now they have been completely resto...
Activities Higashiyama Walk in Summer Stefanus Husin A walk through Higashiyama district one summer evening
9 Activities Miyajima Island, a different view Peter Eberhardt Miyajima has more to offer than only the touristy places-beautiful beaches, old houses & temples and interesting forest paths...
11 Culture Okayama's Korakuen Garden Katherine Moore Okayama's Korakuen is one of Japan's Big 3 Gardens - and overlooked by a castle its a great place to see the plum blossoms in...