12 Outdoors Hakone’s Ashino-ko Lake Tomoko Kamishima Because of easy access from Tokyo, her great beauty, and breathtaking views of Mt. Fuji, Ashino-ko has become one of Japan’s m..
12 Activities Negishi Park Cherry Blossoms Steve Morton Experience the best of Yokohama’s colorful Cherry Blossom season whilst finding some relative peace and quiet along with somew..
Activities Memorial of the Blue-eyed Samurai Tomoko Kamishima The memorial stone of William Adams, the British shipmate, ship pilot, and trader that the main character in Shogun was modeled..
Activities Odawara Flower Garden Plum Festival 2026 Late Jan - Early Mar The annual Odawara Flower Garden Plum Festival showcases the beauty of early, mid, and late blooming plum tree varieties, along..
12 Camping & Trekking Manazuru and its Lovely Cape Larry Knipfing Manazuru, between Odawara and Atami, sits on a small peninsula that juts out into Sagami Bay. It is a peaceful little village, mainly..
13 Beach & Island Kamakura’s Zaimoku-za Shore Tomoko Kamishima Zaimoku-za Shore is shallow for a good distance out and the tide is quite calm. It has been a popular bathing spot for more than..
Activities Sogo Yokohama Beer Garden 2025 Jul 12th - Oct 13th 2025 Past Event From late June through until the end of October, the Sogo Yokohama Beer Garden will open its doors to the public. Located on the..
12 Outdoors Mt. Oyama Cable Car and Slope Larry Knipfing Two nice things about enjoying Mt. Oyama, before you even get started, is the walk up the slope from the bus to the cable car, and..