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..
9 Outdoors Kegon-no-taki Falls in Autumn Tomoko Kamishima Kegon-no-taki Falls is one of the Japan’s three greatest falls (Nachi-no-taki, and Fukuroda-no-taki Falls are other two).
Outdoors Starry Nights in Japan: Achi Village Featured Achi Village was once recognized as the best place to see shining stars in in the Japan night skies by the Ministry of the Environment...
10 Outdoors Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort Rufus Starbuck Ishiuchi Maruyama is a popular ski resort just outside Yuzawa town that has a good variety of slopes, 2 half pipes and several terrain..
9 Outdoors Yubiso and its Year-round Beauty C. Rio For the past four years I have had the privilege of calling Yubiso home. This sleepy village on the edge of Minakami is the gateway..
23 Outdoors Yokohama Scenes Elena Lisina Yokohama is favorite place of leisure among Japanese people.
12 Camping & Trekking Tochigi Ohira-san Hiking Tomoko Kamishima Ohira-san, a hill (341 meters high) at the northern edge of the Kanto Plain, commands a superb view of the whole Kanto area.
18 Outdoors Hiking Mt. Misen in Miyajima Island Jemma King Mt. Misen is the highest place on Miyajima Island and on a clear day provides breathtaking views of the Seto Inland Sea. Breathtaking..