Outdoors Takaoka Castle Park Sakura Festival Kim Bergström Toyama's Takaoka Castle has almost 2000 cherry trees dotting the park grounds, ensuring there is plenty of springtime beauty..
10 Outdoors Oyama in Autumn Todd Wojnowski Kanagawa's Oyama mountain is a popular hiking spot that is made even more beautiful in the fall. Colors brighten up the tr..
Aquarium & Zoo Choshikei Monkey Park Anonymous On a crest at the top of a mountain, overlooking the Choshikei gorge, tourists can visit a one-of-a-kind "natural zoo" where they..
12 Outdoors Orchid Sanctuary Dogashima, Izu Adeline Ong Six thousand orchids housed in five observation greenhouses to be viewed and enjoyed.
18 Outdoors A Walk around Sakuragicho Station Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu After just a few-minutes walk around Sakuragicho station, you will feel very welcomed as a cheerful, entertaining, adventurous and..
Outdoors Akigawa Valley Kim Bergström When people think of Tokyo, their minds may immediately go to busy city streets, packed subway trains, and neon lights galore. That..
Outdoors Fujinomiya Trail on Mount Fuji Cathy Cawood Climbing Mount Fuji to the Seventh Station on the Fujinomiya Trail, where strong winds made us decide to turn back.
10 Outdoors Hiraniwa Plateau, Iwate Josef Diermair The Hiraniwa Plateau, Iwate Prefecture is a quiet area with only a few people living here. I can recommend it for its lovely birch..