10 Outdoors Hakone's Shojin-ike Pond Tomoko Kamishima Early in the morning, Shojin-ike Pond is exactly like a mirror. No sound, no waves, and no stream. So beautiful!
12 Outdoors Autumn Colors of Southeast Akita Dale A. Brown Akita's Kurikoma Sanso and Sugawa Plateau offer a melody of colors in autumn.
14 Outdoors A walk around Kawayu-Onsen R.S. Reynolds I take a walk around Kawayu-Onsen and enjoy the nature that surrounds this small town in Eastern Hokkaido
13 Outdoors Fukui: Kojiro Falls Takako Sakamoto Kojiro Falls in Fukui: the place where Sasaki Kojiro, the famous Japanese swordsman, gave birth to his lethal technique, 'Swallow..
7 Outdoors Sunset Beauty over Rebun & Rishiri Robert Kodama Sunset beauty in the stunningly beautiful prefecture of Hokkaido.
Outdoors Kinchakuda Spring Festival Sherilyn Siy This festival was formerly known as the Nanohana Festival (菜の花まつり) as it is timed when the nanohana (rapeseed flowers) a..
7 Outdoors Arisugawa Park in Autumn Elizabeth S Arisugawa-no-Miya Park near Hiroo Station is a respite from dense and busy Tokyo life. Waterfalls, ponds and a deep ravine create..
8 Outdoors Walking along Uji River Susan Tumanon The Uji River, south of Kyoto, is often associated with the Japanese novel "The Tale of Genji". This beautiful river was the setting..