10 Outdoors Yamashita Park of Yokohama Elena Lisina Yamashita Park located in Yokohama is a special design of water cascades and is good for a family to walk around in
6 Camping & Trekking Lake Shikotsu Nicole Bauer Lake Shikotsu (or Shikotsu-ko, 支笏湖) is a stunning crater lake with a depth of about 360 meters, making it the second deepes..
13 Beach & Island Shimoda's Coastline, Izu Pensinsula Ben Beechey Shimoda is a city and port in Shizuoka. Shimoda is located at the southern tip of the Izu peninsula about 60 miles southwest of..
Outdoors Firefly Viewing at Okawatakegasawa Park Kim Bergström From May 31st until June 4th, Shizuoka's Okawatakegasawa Park will host their 19th firefly viewing event, where visitors can..
7 Outdoors Lake Onneto, Akan National Park Nicole Bauer I happened to pass this magic place on my way down on our Meakan-dake hike and I was absolutely blown away by its beauty; it is..
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..
7 Outdoors Lake Towada and Oirase Valley Jean Gerard Dacher Lake Towada in Aomori Prefecure is a wonderful crater lake and scenic Oirase Valley's won't disappoint you either. Fancy..
8 Camping & Trekking The Magic of Mt. Aso C. Rio When gazing down from above on to the somewhat un-imposing peak of Mt Aso, it is hard to believe that not only is this one of ..
