Activities Sakura Season at Kaizu Osaki Kim Bergström During early April each year, approximately 800 Yoshino cherry trees bloom in the Kaizu Osaki area for around 4 kilometers. This..
Activities Six Days in Tohoku Ignatius Koh Not much is known about Tohoku to the average traveller; perhaps only the memory of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that devastated..
Camping & Trekking Fujimidai Highlands Justin Dart From Fujimidai, a small peak in the shadow of Mt. Ena, on a clear day you can see across the southern Alps to the small triangle..
Camping & Trekking The Volcanic Desert of Aso Caldera Nicole Bauer The further you walk the more bizarre the landscape becomes, like a new not yet discovered planet. A lunar landscape I would say...
Activities Odate Shining Street 2026-2027 Early Dec - Mid Jan Odate Shining Street is an avenue of trees illuminated until early morning in Akita Prefecture. Some 82 trees over a 800 meter distance..
Activities Hakatajima Island Anonymous Hakata Island on the Shimanami Kaido has fantastic beaches, dramatic cherry blossoms, and a salty history.
9 Outdoors Fukiware Waterfalls Masato Kitamura What a spectacular ravine, as water is gushing down from two sides.