8 Gardens & Parks Big Buddha at Nihon-ji, Chiba Victoria Vlisides 31-meter, stone-carved Buddha in Nokogiriyama, Chiba!
10 Gardens & Parks A Tour of Nikko's Chuzen-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Chuzen-ji Temple in Nikko, besides being know for its huge, gorgeous, 48-arm wooden Buddhist statue carved into a living tree, is..
10 Gardens & Parks Cherry Blossoms at Zojo-ji Nicole Bauer Zojo-ji in Tokyo during sakura season: The scene around the temple with salarymen and office ladies enjoying their bento under..
8 Gardens & Parks The Gardens of Mifune Bonson Lam It's time to smell the flowers. The cherry blossoms have come and gone, but Kumamoto Prefecture in May is a wonderful place..
12 Gardens & Parks Ume Blossoms at Hamarikyu Garden Leslie Taylor Ume Blossoms at Hamarikyu Garden in Tokyo bloom in February, showing that Spring is just around the corner!
15 Gardens & Parks Shisendo: Villa, Garden, and Temple Larry Knipfing Shisendo has an interesting history, and thus, is difficult to pinpoint: Is it a villa? Is it a garden? Is it a temple? The answer..
12 Gardens & Parks Yamanaka-jo Castle Park, Mishima Peter Sidell Between Mishima and Hakone in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Yamanaka-jo is a beautiful hilltop park on the site of an old f..
6 Gardens & Parks Shosei-en Garden Mandy Bartok A traditional Japanese stroll garden within minutes of ultra-modern Kyoto station.
