7 Camping & Trekking Mount Takagawa's Azalea Steve Morton Experience the best of nature’s colorful surprises when hiking up one of Yamanashi’s better kept secrets, Mount Takagawa
10 Activities Kamakura's Sannzagaike Forest Park Steve Morton For anyone feeling overwhelmed by Kamakura's countless temples and shrines, visit the peaceful forest park of Sannagaike for..
Activities Rokugo Shrine Rory Jackson This suburban shinto shrine is dedicated to Hachiman, the protector of the Japanese, and hosts a nice sense of peace.
14 Outdoors Below Mikaeri Falls Tristan Scholze Don't miss the gardens between the parking lot and waterfall, even on a rainy day. Many of the flowers are along the riverbank,..
11 Outdoors Rishiri Island in Spring Nicole Bauer Rishiri Island is part of Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park at the northern tip of Hokkaido and a paradise for nature lovers:..
8 Outdoors Hakone's Awesome Owaku-dani Valley Tomoko Kamishima Intense energy is popping up from under the clefts of rocks all around you. Phreatic explosions are taking place right under your..
9 Activities Viewing the Sendai Illumination Hiroko Maruya Hikari no Pageant (an illumination festival) has started. Let's watch the moment of lighting!
Activities The Lake Reynald Ventura A few minutes after descending from the Fifth Station of Mt. Fuji Subaru Line, my friend and I came upon a fantastic view of Lake..