Food Orikyuu Ramen Laura Welch Delicious and local, Orikyuu uses Sendai miso to create ramen that has people lining up for over an hour at peak times!
13 Garden of Anrakuji in Rice Field Takako Sakamoto Anrakuji Temple, Fukui, is a small, serene temple standing in the vast rice fields. It has a small but beautiful garden.
16 Anrakuji: A Temple of Peace, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Anrakuji Temple, Fukui, stands in the middle of nowhere in the center of vast rice fields. Here for centuries overlooking the ..
14 Awata Shrine in Autumn Cathy Cawood Awata Shrine at the foot of the Higashiyama hills in Kyoto has views over Kyoto and glorious autumn color.
9 The Lucky Daruma Temple: Katsuoji Justin Velgus Hokusetsu's Daruma Temple, where Daruma dolls welcome you everywhere you look
11 Lake Chuzenji, Early Autumn Dale A. Brown Lake Chuzenji in Nikko, a highlight of the natural beauty of Tochigi at the beginning of autumn.
7 The Cats of Fushimi Inari Taisha Saskia Gilmour Tourists flock in thousands to Fushimi Inari Taisha each year, vying to get a glimpse of the iconic orange 'torii' gat..