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.
Camping & Trekking Kushiro Wetlands Tomoko Kamishima Kushiro Wetlands: Kushiro, located in East Hokkaido, boasts of the largest wetlands in Japan.
11 Outdoors Doryu Falls Cathy Cawood The Kawamata River Valley has several waterfalls, but Doryu Falls are considered the most beautiful.
7 Outdoors The Beauty of Todoroki Valley Nicole Bauer Step into another world by visiting the only valley found within Tokyo’s city limits.
Outdoors Hanasajiki in Spring Fiona Yoshitake Make a stop at Hanasaijiki on your flower pilgrimage to Awaji Island.
8 Beach & Island Funaori Seto Campsite Anonymous Funaori Seto Campsite is next to a narrow sea channel between Hakatajima Island on the Shimanami Kaido and a neighbouring isla..
9 Outdoors Okinawa Prefectural Recreation Pool Michael Flemming Okinawa Prefecture Recreation Pool: Wet Adventures in Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park
12 Camping & Trekking Hiking to the sulfurous Mt. Iwo R.S. Reynolds I hike the Tsutsujigahara Trail from Kawayu-Onsen all the way to Mt. Iwo in Eastern Hokkaido