Activities Hiking Mount Tonosu (271m) Todd Wojnowski Tonosu-yama is a small mountain in Hanno City, Saitama. It is a beautiful place for hiking, and a fairly easy climb for novic..
Activities A Round the World Trip to Osaka Robert Kodama Take a trip around the world without the hassle of airports and hotels. A beautiful park in Osaka city provides the ultimate illusion..
6 Outdoors Nikko's Lovely White Birch Larry Knipfing This story focuses on a simple thing of beauty--the white birch. There are many in Nikko, especially in Senjogahara and Odajirogahara,..
10 Camping & Trekking Ascending Mt. Kanuki in Numazu City Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu For a laid-back Sunday afternoon activity, ascend the mountain of Kanuki in Numazu City and behold the magnificent views of the..
Outdoors Sankyozawa Bicycle Safety Park Justin Velgus Sankyozawa Bicycle Safety Park is a free and safe place for children to practice riding a bicycle and learn traffic rules in S..
Activities The Nippon-maru, Sail Exhibit Shinya Ota The Nippon-maru, a sailing ship is berthed at the former site of No.1 dock of the shipyard, now the Nippon-maru memorial park near..
9 Camping & Trekking Ko-Maruyama Hiking Course in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima Mt. Ko-Maruyama is located within Nikko’s Kirifuri-kogen highlands. This course is very slippery year round. But the splendid ..
Activities Matsushima Chinese Zodiac Museum Justin Velgus The Chinese Zodiac Museum is a museum located in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture. Inside there are twelve deities of protection ..