12 Museums Tokyo's Imperial Palace East Garden Peter Sidell Inside the Imperial Palace's moat, the east garden gives you a both a tranquil green space to relax beside its pond, and a lookout..
14 Street & Urban Matsumoto Castle Area Cathy Cawood The area around Matsumoto castle has a very traditional atmosphere, and is a pleasant place for a stroll.
8 Historical Blood or Dew Euan Prentis Chikatsuyu offers more than an overnight stop for travellers walking the Kumano Kodo from Takijiri-oji to Kumano Hongu Taisha.
10 Traditional Sunset in Enoshima Alexander Voeler I ended the day of Tanabata by going to Enoshima, and was not disappointed.
Gardens & Parks Kyoto Imperial Palace Park Vicky Amin Where human and nature can congregate in the middle of a big city
10 Historical Fountainhead of Nikko Yumoto Onsen Tomoko Kamishima It is said that Priest Shodo who discovered most of the inner Nikko area also discovered a fountainhead in Yumoto in 788. He set..
14 Traditional The Charms of Asakusa Faye Close Asakusa attracts many tourists and worshippers to its historic buildings and temples every year.