Activities Utsue 48 Waterfalls Prefectural Park Kim Bergström Located in the Takayama region of Gifu Prefecture, Utsue 48 Waterfalls Park spans approximately 800 hectares of pristine natural..
Activities Mount Takasaki Monkey Park The Takasaki Monkey Park is a popular monkey reserve at the foot of Mount Takasaki, a 628 meter high mountain along the coast between Beppu and Oita...
Activities Kurihama Flower Park The Kurihama Flower Park is a sprawling venue which is home to a wide array of floral beauty throughout the seasons, including poppies and nemophila during..
Activities Hiking Mt. Hiwada, Saitama Todd Wojnowski Mt. Hiwada in Saitama is a beautiful place for a day hike. The forested mountain is notable for its two magnificent torii gates,..
Camping & Trekking Sunshine Sakae Chris Glenn Sky Boat is a 42m diameter Sky Boat Ferris Wheel with glass bubble gondolas on the side of Sunshine Sakae, a large shopping entertainment..
Activities Three Days Along Kisoji’s Nakasendo Trail (Day 1) Featured We headed to the Kiso Valley for a three-day trip along the Nakasendo to take in some of its key sights.
Activities Live Like the Locals in Nishi-Awa Bryan Baier Japan’s vast Nishi-Awa region is dominated by rugged mountains and untamed rivers. This wild corner of Shikoku’s Tokushima Pre..
Outdoors Cat Island of Tashirojima Tom Roseveare Cat Island, otherwise known as Tashirojima, is located 50 min by ferry south of Miyagi's Ishinomaki area.