8 Seasonal Cherry Blossoms in Kamakura Peter Sidell Near Tokyo in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, historic Kamakura is even more attractive than usual during cherry-blossom season,..
10 Outdoors A Day in Niimi City Judith Mikami Driving around Niimi City will surprise you with the pure beauty of nature and the beauty of man-made structures. A northern gem..
10 Outdoors Jigokudani Yaen-Koen's Snow Monkeys Gloria Ticconi In Japan's Nagano prefecture, Jigokudani Yaen-Koen is where you can find wild snow monkeys bathing in a natural hot spring pool...
12 Seasonal Sakura at Midorigaoka Cemetery Todd Wojnowski Midorigaoka Reien is a massive cemetery in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, lined with hundreds of white trees during cherry blossom season...
13 Seasonal The Scarecrows of Kaminada L. MacLean Traditional, cute, and scary scarecrows can be found at Kaminada and other places in Ehime during the rice growing season.
9 Seasonal Autumn colors in Nunobiki, Kobe Manish Prabhune Nunobiki Herb Garden is located on the hill just behind Shin-Kobe shinkansen station. To reach the top, most visitors take the Nunobiki..
12 Seasonal Winter at Lake Onuma Peter Sidell Half an hour from Hakodate on Japan's Hokkaido island, in winter Lake Onuma freezes over and the whole area is deeply blan..
7 Seasonal Sakura at Iyashi no Sato Nenba Mandy Bartok Weeping cherry blossoms bloom along the paths of Iyashi no Sato Nenba in mid to late April.