11 Beach & Island Tottan Saltworks Tristan Scholze Tottan Saltworks is a beautiful retreat on the beach. They use just sun, wind, and firewood to obtain salt from seawater; you can..
Activities The 2020 Olympic Games: Shiokaze Park Elena Lisina Located on Odaiba Island, Shiokaze Park will host beach volleyball with a venue capacity of 12,000 spectators. Many activities like..
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 Outdoors Nerima Children's Forest (Kodomonomori) Sherilyn Siy Kodonomori is a farm converted into a play space. Fruit and vegetables are still grown but most of the space is dirt, not conc..
Camping & Trekking Takahagi's Hananuki Valley Elysse Hurtado If you prefer a little less touristic atmosphere to your outdoor adventures, then perhaps Takahagi’s Hananuki Valley would be ..
Activities Japan's Top Sakura Spot According to Lonely Planet Kim Bergström Feb 15, 2025 It's hard to pick a top sakura spot in Japan, because there are so many incredible destinations—but the team at Lonely Pla..
Activities Japan Brewers Cup Festival 2016 Rey Waters One of many Beer events throughout the year in Yokohama. Craft Beer Competition followed by general public beer tasting
Activities The Magic of Fireflies Sherilyn Siy Older generations of Japanese would likely have fond memories of watching fireflies, called hotaru, in the early summer. Nowadays,..