Activities Horai Bridge in Shimada Illaura Rossiter In Shimada, close to Shizuoka in central Japan, Horai Bridge is the world's longest wooden pedestrian bridge.
8 Seasonal Otaru Candle Light Snow Paths Jaime Wong In February, alongside the Sapporo Snow Festival, Otaru holds its own Snow Light Path festival. Hand crafted snow sculptures are..
9 Activities Streets of Shimoda Kim Bergström Shimoda, in Shizuoka Prefecture, is a destination rich in history. Alongside the history component, the region boasts good beaches,..
Camping & Trekking Mt. Kyogamori Anonymous Taisan-ji is one of the 88 Shikoku Pilgrimage temples. Behind it is a path to a little mountain with the most amazing views over..
Activities Tsurumine Park's Gorgeous Azaleas Reiko Senna The man who ordered the azalea showed three fingers to mean 300 bushes, but the gardener took it to mean three freight cars of azaleas...
Activities Sakura Season at Yamaguchi's Tokiwa Park Kim Bergström Yamaguchi's Tokiwa Park covers a space of around 100 hectares, and on the grounds there are approximately 3500 cherry trees..
Activities Mount Fuji Activities Niek Ceylan Visit the area around Japan's Mount Fuji and you'll discover it is more than just a beautiful mountain.
Activities Nasunogahara Summer Pools Lynda Hogan Nasunogahara is a sprawling park with dozens of things to do for families. In the summer, for six weeks only, they open their outdoor..