Historical Nachi Taisha - Kumano Kodo Katherine Moore Kumano located in the Kii Mountains at the southernmost tip of the Kii Peninsula... and fishing villages, as the train skirted the coast down to the Kii Peninsula
Historical Mount Koya Alena Eckelmann Located 2hr by train from Osaka, it is one of Japan’s Shangri-la not to... Heritage Site, together with two other sites also located on the Kii Peninsula
12 Temples & Shrines Jounji temple, Numazu Peter Sidell In Numazu on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Jounji is a Buddhist temple with a lavish green garden setting, creating a restful atmosphere
Historical Aira Sanryo (Imperial Tombs) Sarah Mitchell Ōsumi Peninsula in southeastern Kyūshū’s Kagoshima Prefecture has historically... imperial family, Ōsumi’s beauty and seclusion on Kyūshū’s southernmost peninsula
Museums Oita's Samurai House, Ohara Tei Genevieve Cook Nestled on the south-eastern tip of the Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita prefecture... There was even an Edo style urinal, though obviously touching that was not
Historical Atami for Kaiju Armand Vaquer Not a real Japanese castle in the traditional sense, the structure was... This small town on the east coast of Japan’s Izu Peninsula, near the top
Culture Yatsuhashi Sweets Making in Kyoto Noro Randria Although it's not that easy to make the perfect triangle shape, as
Museums Fascinated by Odawara Castle Abby Rodriguez Photography is not allowed inside the castle/musuem (which features old... But rumor has it that you can also view the Boso Peninsula (weather permitting