11 Camping & Trekking Climbing Mount Shirane Hannah Morse Tired of relaxing in an onsen? Then take a hike! Really, at Mount Shirane in Gunma Prefecture.
9 Camping & Trekking The Ascent of Mount Kongo Amanda Ho The Kongō Range is a mountain range on the borders of Nara and Osaka Prefectures on the island of Honshu. Standing at 1125 met..
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..
Outdoors In Video: Exploring Kamakura Corinna David Have a different experience outside Tokyo for a day at Kamakura by having a food tour and paying a visit to the Great Buddha.
6 Outdoors Sunset at Akashi Kaikyo, Kobe Manish Prabhune Akashi, a small seaside city in Hyogo Prefecture, is famous for its beaches and night viewing of the Akashi-Kaikyo suspension bridge..
6 Outdoors Kiba Park in Tokyo Maren Pauli Kiba Park in Koto-ku is the perfect retreat from everyday stress with a great view of Tokyo Skytree.
12 Outdoors Meriken Park - Kobe Todd Wojnowski Meriken Park, home to the iconic Kobe Port Tower, is a wonderful place for sea gazing