Hot Springs & Spa Summer in Niseko Clifford Bernstein Niseko, Hokkaido offers even more to do in the summer months than it does in the winter.
12 Seasonal Daytime Ohanami on Asuwa Riverbank Takako Sakamoto After a long hibernation, people in Fukui finally wake up and venture out their comfortable nests to do just one thing: Enjoy ..
7 Camping & Trekking Stunning Mount Kuro, Daisetsuzan Nicole Bauer Mount Kuro (Kuro-dake) in Daisetsuzan National Park in Hokkaido, easily accessible from Sounkyo Onsen, is a truly fascinating place..
7 Camping & Trekking Akashi Castle Park in Full Bloom Fiona Yoshitake A secret Hanami viewing spot in Akashi City, Hyogo.
Outdoors Little Reds Reynald Ventura In Japan, these flowers are called hekusokazura. But I call them little reds or little bells. In the 19.5 hectare Maioka Park in..
7 Outdoors Nikko's Beautiful Fields Larry Knipfing This story focuses on some of the large fields and marshlands in Nikko. They are wide and vast, and on this day quite misty--a special..
10 Camping & Trekking Hiking in Nikko in the Rain Larry Knipfing This story focuses on hiking in the rain: Senjogahara, Odajirogahara, Yuno-ko Lake and other places. The people I met along the..