Gardens & Parks Off the Beaten Track in Okayama Connor Lappin Off the beaten track and off the shinkansen line. Welcome to an unknown frontier, welcome to Okayama prefecture.
9 Gardens & Parks Daishi Koen's Shinshu-en Sandra Isaka Just behind the famous Kawasaki Daishi Temple, hidden within Daishi Koen, is a lovely Chinese garden called Shinshu-en.
Arts & Crafts Kew Gardens Exhibition 2021 Feb 11th - Mar 28th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art looks into a range of botanical artworks which were..
Gardens & Parks Takamatsu's Ritsurin Garden Anonymous Ritsurin Garden is one of the most nationally acclaimed gardens in Japan. Standing for nearly 400 years, this garden is in the center..
13 Gardens & Parks Bonsai at Kyoto Botanical Gardens Cathy Cawood There is a large collection of bonsai on display in Kyoto Botanical Gardens including pines, wisteria and several different maples...
7 Temples & Shrines Kiyomizu-dera in Autumn Manish Prabhune Spending autumn in Japan's cultural capital is one of the most beautiful memories I have of the Kansai region, and Kiyomizu-dera..
Gardens & Parks Nasunogahara Park Lynda Hogan Nasunogahara is a huge park with dozens of things to do and see. There is even a particularly nice campsite in the park. Ideal for..
17 Gardens & Parks Ueno Toshogu Garden Jeanne Aucerf Hidden in the middle of Tokyo's Ueno Park, this magnificent peony garden is well worth discovering for nature addicts and beauty..