11 Outdoors Sakura of Mount Yoshino in Nara Stephanie Marley Mount Yoshino has been known for its blossoms and tradition of mountain worship (shugendo) since antiquity. Shrines, sweeping sakura,..
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..
12 Camping & Trekking Daibutsu Hiking Trail, Kamakura Adeline Ong Visit the shrines in Kamakura via the Daibutsu hiking trail where you can enjoy nature above the hustle and bustle of the city
11 Outdoors Snow Monkeys in Nagano Nicole Bauer At Jigokudani Yaen-Koen (Hell's Valley Monkey Park) in Nagano Prefecture, you can observe the Japanese Snow Monkeys in their..
11 Outdoors Nagatoro Iwadatami Cathy Cawood View layered rock formations or take a boat ride at Iwadatami Gorge on the Arakawa River in Saitama.
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 Trip to Aokigahara Forest Michael Ying A short day trip to one of the most infamous forests in all of Japan.
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.