Outdoors Discovering Higashi-son, Okinawa Ryan Mannschreck With three strands, Blue, Green, and Eco tourism Higashi-son Okinawa weaves together a seafoam green tapestry of earth friendly..
9 Outdoors Sunrise at Lake Biwa Anne Lauenroth Early summer sunrise with burning skies at Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake near Hikone, Shiga Prefecture.
Outdoors Akigawa Valley Kim When people think of Tokyo, their minds may immediately go to busy city streets, packed subway trains, and neon lights galore. That..
10 Outdoors Odaiba Marine Park Chris Barnes Odaiba Marine Park is one of the most popular hangouts in Tokyo when the sun is shining. The park and beach features a large boardwalk..
10 Outdoors Oyunuma Chris Barnes Oyunuma is a thermal lake located in Rankoshi town in the greater Niseko region.
Outdoors Winter at Zao Fox Village Brian Takahashi On Mt. Zao near the Kawarago Dam in Miyagi Prefecture sits an animal reserve specializing in foxes known as Fox Village.
9 Beach & Island Cape Kamui, Shakotan Peninsula Dan Traylor Came Kamui on Hokkaido's Shakotan peninsula offers spectacular views, a tale of historical intrigue, and blue ice cream.
8 Outdoors Fukui's Tojinbo Cliffs Larry Knipfing Fukui's Tojinbo Cliffs are truly fascinating. Jutting out into the Japan Sea, they are at once, both beautiful and tragic.