15 Gardens & Parks Peony Gardens in Hase-dera, Nara Tomoko Kamishima Peony Gardens in Hase-dera, Nara: I enjoyed each of the Nobori-ro Corridors 399 steps that invited me up, up, up into the holy precincts...
14 Temples & Shrines Imamiya Shrine Meg Sing Imamiya Shrine erected due to a plague in Kyoto 1000 years ago has age-old ties with Yasurai Matsuri and two aburi mochi shops at..
6 Gardens & Parks Nara Tokae and the Ukimido Pavilion Manish Prabhune Nara Tokae, as the lantern festival is called, lasts for ten days, usually in the beginning of August. Full moon day photo story..
15 Gardens & Parks Heian Jingu, Shin-en Garden in June Tomoko Kamishima Heian Jingu’s Shin-en Garden: The best time to visit here are cherry blossoms season in early April and iris and water lilies ..
8 Gardens & Parks Yamate No.234 Tomoko Kamishima A private enterprise built an apartment house at Yamate No.234 for the purpose of coaxing back foreigners to devastated Yokohama,..
Gardens & Parks Shinjuku Gyoen Gonzague Gay-Bouchery Credited as one of the most beautiful parks in Tokyo, Shinjuku Gyoen is definitely another place to enjoy when visiting Tokyo.
Historical Sengan-En Garden, Kagoshima Peter Sidell Sengan-En is a beautiful, relaxing traditional landscaped garden to the south of Japan's Kagoshima City, which also includ..
Gardens & Parks My First Visit to Japan Elena Lisina Coming to Japan for the first time, one may be confused but adapt in few days!
