13 Culture Bonsai at Kyoto Botanical Gardens Cathy Cawood There is a large collection of bonsai on display in Kyoto Botanical Gardens including pines, wisteria and several different maples...
12 Culture Kyoto Ryoan-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Since Queen Elizabeth II visited this rock garden and highly praised it in 1975, huge numbers of people have flocked to Ryoan-ji..
12 Activities Hiking Mt. Kana Tristan Scholze Photo guide of hiking Mt. Kana on the border of Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in Japan.
11 Culture Three Years After That Day: Arahama Justin Velgus Arahama is a village that was destroyed by the March 11th, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. For those seeking to see the affects o..
10 Culture The Third Daiba Manish Prabhune I have visited the futuristic district of Odaiba frequently and I always wondered about the small island-like structures on the..
8 Activities Plum Blossoms at Yushima Tenjin Leslie Taylor Although the coming cherry blossom season is undoubtedly the main event of the year in Japan, the plum blossom season is not t..
8 Activities 1000 Cherry Trees at a Glance Takako Sakamoto '1000 Cherry Trees at a glance' along Shiroishi River in Miyagi. The beautiful scenery of 1000 cherry trees linin the ..
12 Culture Spring at Hirano Shrine Cathy Cawood Photos of cherry blossom festival at Hirano Shrine, the oldest annual festival in Kyoto, begun in 985. At night lanterns are lit..