18 Entertainment JR Resort Shirakami Justin Velgus The Resort Shirakami is a luxury train line running from Akita to Aomori. The most scenic part of the travel is viewing the Se..
13 Temples & Shrines The Beauty of Afuri Jinja Shrine Larry Knipfing Afuri Jina Shrine, located on Mt. Oyama in Kanagawa Prefecture was once a popular pilgrimage destination in Japan's Edo era...
Museums Uozu's Buried Forest Museum Sheila Burt Inside Uozu's Buried Forest Museum, dedicated to the eerie hidden underworld of a forest buried in the Sea of Japan some 1,500..
Historical Kumenan Town Kenji Chida Kumenan Town is a forest-filled land of temples and parks in the center of Okayama Prefecture.
11 Festivals Matsushima Bay in the Spring James Rodrigues The coastline of Matsushima Bay studded with spring's Sakura.
20 Culture Taiyu-in Reibyō Mausoleum in Detail Dale A. Brown The lavish mausoleum to Lord Tokugawa Iemitsu, 3rd Tokugawa Shogun, a monument to his memory.
Historical I & You Ichiba [Closed] JJ Walsh Old and lackluster, but still interesting to wander around and see stalls, shops, pubs and places to eat that have been around for..
Museums Equine Museum of Japan and Pony Center Shinya Ota Yokohama is the birthplace of western-style horse racing in Japan