6 Outdoors Okochi Sanso Arashiyama Kyoto Jenny Cook Denjiro Okochi loved the view from the top of Arishiyama, or "Storm Mountain" in Japanese. So much so he created twenty thousand..
10 Camping & Trekking The Snow Country Trail Rufus Starbuck A 280 kilometer hiking trail that loops around the Snow Country area crossing into Niigata, Gunma and Nagano.
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
6 Seasonal Fall Foliage in Gokanosho Mandy Bartok Gokanosho may well be one of Kyushu's best-kept secrets. This mountainous area - once a hideaway for the hunted Heike clan..
20 Outdoors A Solid-Rock Nature Walk Tristan Scholze A photographic nature tour of the rocky shores near Ohama Campground on Tsunoshima in Yamaguchi.
8 Outdoors Izumi's Wintering Cranes Mandy Bartok Elegant cranes spend their winter months on the plains of Izumi in northern Kagoshima.
20 Outdoors Seedless Watermelon Farm in Joso Tom Roseveare Introducing Okui-san's seedless watermelons in Ibaraki
12 Outdoors Rustic Spring Beauty in Enzan Cathy Cawood 4 kilometer photo walk between Enzan JR Station and Erinji Temple