Activities Higashi Hongan-ji Temple Kyoto Justin Velgus Higashi Honganji, or the Eastern Temple of the Original Vow, is the head temple of Shin Buddhism, located a few minutes walk from..
8 Outdoors Gorogatake Sea of Clouds Orrin Heath Ever want to stand above the clouds? Well, you can do that if you visit Gorogatake in Maizuru and see unkai or the Sea of Clouds...
Sports & Fitness Amanohashidate Viewland Bonson Lam Enjoy one of the best sea views in Kansai from a mountain top theme park with the family.
Cycling Ine Cycling Bonson Lam It is a beautiful spring day. We snake and skirt the water's edge, with the sun behind us and the biggest smile on our face...
7 Activities Sakura Illumination at Nijō Castle Jaime Wong A short photographic introduction to Nijō Castle's cherry blossom illumination
Temples & Shrines Kyoto's Famed Saihoji Temple Mandy Bartok Tucked away in the hills west of Kyoto, this unique World Heritage sight boasts one of the city's most amazing gardens
6 Outdoors Okochi Sanso Arashiyama Kyoto Jenny Cook Denjiro Okochi loved the view from the top of Arishiyama, or "Storm Mountain" in Japanese. So much so he created twenty thousand..
Activities Omurozakura at Ninna-ji Temple Kim Each year during spring, Kyoto's Ninna-ji Temple is decorated with the color of various cherry trees in bloom. Among the trees..