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..
10 Camping & Trekking Hiking in Nikko in the Rain Larry Knipfing This story focuses on hiking in the rain: Senjogahara, Odajirogahara, Yuno-ko Lake and other places. The people I met along the..
11 Outdoors Rishiri Island in Spring Nicole Bauer Rishiri Island is part of Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park at the northern tip of Hokkaido and a paradise for nature lovers:..
9 Camping & Trekking The Susuki Plain of Kirishima Tristan Scholze Beautiful grasses grace this scenic area of the Ebino Plateau between volcanoes in Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park.
12 Outdoors Hakone’s Ashino-ko Lake Tomoko Kamishima Because of easy access from Tokyo, her great beauty, and breathtaking views of Mt. Fuji, Ashino-ko has become one of Japan’s m..
30 Outdoors The Cormorants of Jogashima Island Rey Waters Hiking Jogashima Island to view the Cormorants and Pacific Reef Heron
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..
Outdoors Beautiful Waterfalls in Fujinomiya Cathy Cawood There are two beautiful waterfalls in Fujinomiya, Shiraito Falls and Otodome Falls. Both of them are listed among "Japan'..