8 Outdoors Yame Central Tea Garden Mandy Bartok Wander the fields of Yame Central Tea Garden in Fukuoka Prefecture for a close-up look at tea production
11 Outdoors Strolling the Beaches in Kamakura Larry Knipfing A walk to the beach from Kamakura Station takes about 10 minutes. And once you arrive, there's a lot to see and do. The beach..
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..
9 Outdoors Kegon-no-taki Falls in Autumn Tomoko Kamishima Kegon-no-taki Falls is one of the Japan’s three greatest falls (Nachi-no-taki, and Fukuroda-no-taki Falls are other two).
Beach & Island Unzen Amakusa National Park Bonson Lam The Unzen-Amakusa National Park is located between Nagasaki and Kumamoto, in the south western island of Kyushu. Framed on three..
Outdoors Jigokudani in Noboribetsu Anne Lauenroth Discover the sulfurous ponds and steam vents of Jigokudani, or Hell Valley, in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido.
Outdoors Hands-on Sushi School in Yamazoe Cathy Cawood Yamazoe Village in Nara is the birthplace of Japanese culture. It is also the location of hands-on sushi school Ichiban Oishii..