Activities Marvel at the Usuki Stone Buddhas Mandy Bartok Over 60 stone buddha statues dating from over a thousand years ago are carved into the cliffs outside of Usuki town in eastern Oita..
6 Activities Views of Naeba Ski Resort C. Rio Taking a break from our usual snowboarding turf, my friend and I decided to check out Naeba Ski Resort. Just on the other side of..
Camping & Trekking Kokubun-ji Temple in Imabari Anonymous Kokubun-ji, Temple No.59, is the temple for the province of Iyo, in the system of provincial temples established by Emperor Sh..
8 Activities Harbourland Kobe John Carter Kobe Harborland or Harbourland is the place to go for all your shopping and dining needs. It is magical day and night and is close..
Activities 5 Destinations for Monet Fans in Japan Kim Bergström Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a founder of the impressionist painting movement, and was influenced strongly by Japanese art in his..
6 Outdoors Nabegataki Waterfall Mandy Bartok Nabegataki Falls in Oguni is a striking waterfall not too far from Kurokawa Onsen.
Camping & Trekking Yakusugi Land, Yakushima Peter Sidell Yakusugi Land is a 'Natural Recreation Forest' on Yakushima, an island south of Kagoshima on Japan's Kyushu, where..
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.